Élie_Lacerte

Élie Lacerte

Élie Lacerte

Canadian politician


Élie Lacerte (November 21, 1821 April 24, 1898) was a physician and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Saint Maurice in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1868 to 1874 and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1875 to 1878.

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He was born in Saint-Sévère in 1821. He studied at the college at Nicolet and at Harvard University. In 1847, he was licensed to practice medicine and entered practice at Yamachiche. Lacerte was also postmaster there. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1868 by-election after Louis Léon Lesieur Desaulniers resigned his seat. He was defeated in Saint Maurice during the federal general election of 1874, then elected to the provincial assembly in 1875 in the electoral district of the same name. He served as land agent for Saint Maurice from 1887 to 1898.

He died in Yamachiche in 1898.

Electoral record

More information Canadian federal by-election, 30 October 1868 On Mr. Désaulniers' resignation, 29 September 1868, Party ...
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References

  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  • Élie Lacerte – Parliament of Canada biography


  1. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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