Joseph Demers Politician

Joseph Demers (November 11, 1861 – August 16, 1936) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.Born in Sainte-Julie (Laurierville), Canada East, the son of Édouard Demers and Olympe Rousseau, Demers was educated in Sainte-Julie. He started clerking in 1877 until 1883 when he opened a general store in Thetford Mines. He was a councillor from 1890 till 1893, mayor from 1893 to 1895, and alderman from 1903 to 1905. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Mégantic in the 1912 election. A Liberal, he did not run in the 1916 election.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 11, 1861
Birth place
Canada East , Laurierville Quebec
Date of deathAugust 16, 1936
Place of death
Thetford Mines , Quebec

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Office holder

officeMember of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Mégantic
party
Quebec Liberal Party
successor
Laureat Lapierre

Topical connections

Édouard-Hippolyte LalibertéPolitician
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Élie-Hercule BissonPolitician
Édouard LabergePolitician

Joseph Demers on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.archive.org/details/cyclopdiaofcan00charuoft