François-Sévère Lesieur Desaulniers

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François-Sévère Lesieur Desaulniers was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Provincial Politics 3 Federal Politics 4 Death 5 Footnotes 6 See also

[edit] Early life

He was born on September 19, 1850 in Yamachiche, Mauricie. He was ordainned in 1872, but left priesthood three years later and became an attorney.

[edit] Provincial Politics

Desaulniers was elected as a Conservative candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1878, representing the district of Saint-Maurice. He was re-elected in 1881, but did not run for re-election in 1886. He was succeeded by law practice partner Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis and moved to federal politics.

[edit] Federal Politics

He was elected as a Conservative candidate to the Canadian House of Commons in 1887, representing the district of Saint-Maurice. He was re-elected in 1891, but did not run for re-election in 1896.

[edit] Death

He died in Montreal on January 29, 1913.

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] See also

• Mauricie
• Mauricie Legislators
• Saint-Maurice Provincial Electoral District
• Trois-Rivières

National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by Élie Lacerte (Conservative)	MLA, District of Saint-Maurice 1878–1886	Succeeded by Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis (Conservative)
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers (Conservative)	MP, District of Saint-Maurice 1887–1896	Succeeded by Adolphe-Philippe Caron (Conservative)