Michel Esdras Bernier

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Hon. Michel Esdras Bernier
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Michel Esdras Bernier (September 28, 1841 – July 27, 1921) was a Canadian politician.

Born in St-Hyacinthe, Canada East, he was a notary and businessman before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of St. Hyacinthe in 1882. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1887, 1891, 1896, and 1900. From 1900 to 1904, he was the Minister of Inland Revenue. From 1904 to 1914, he was the Deputy Commissioner of the Board of Railway Commissioners and Transport Commissioners.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Louis Tellier	Member of Parliament from St. Hyacinthe 1882–1904	Succeeded by Jean Baptiste Blanchet

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Ministers of Inland Revenue (1867-1892)	Howland · Campbell (acting) · Morris · Tupper · O'Connor · Gibbs · Fournier · Geoffrion · Laflamme · Cauchon · Laurier · Baby · Aikins · Costigan

Controllers of Inland Revenue (1892-1897)	Wood · Prior · de Lotbinière

Ministers of Inland Revenue (1897-1918)	de Lotbinière · Bernier · Brodeur · Templeman · Nantel · Blondin · Patenaude · Sévigny · Sifton¹ ¹ The offices of Minister of Customs and Minister of Inland Revenue amalgamated and the office of Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue was created by Order in Council dated May 18, 1918.