Sévère Dumoulin

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Sévère Dumoulin was a politician from Quebec, Canada.[1]

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[edit] Background

He was born on February 4, 1829 in Trois-Rivières, Mauricie. He was a lawyer. He was married to Frances Sophia Macaulay in 1862 and to Elizabeth Broster in 1877.

[edit] Mayor of Trois-Rivières

Dumoulin served as a Councilmember from 1857 to 1861 and from 1864 to 1865 and as Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1865 to 1869 and from 1879 to 1885.

[edit] Provincial Politics

He ran as a Conservative candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in 1867 and lost, but won a by-election in the same district in 1868. He resigned in 1869 to accept an appointment as a sheriff.

Dumoulin ran again in 1881 as a Conservative candidate in the same district and won. However the election was cancelled and he lost the subsequent by-election.

[edit] Death

He died on May 17, 1910.

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National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville, Conservative
MLA, District of Trois-Rivières
18681869
Succeeded by
Charles-Borromée Genest, Conservative
Preceded by
Arthur Turcotte, Independent Conservative
MLA, District of Trois-Rivières
18811884
Succeeded by
Arthur Turcotte, Independent Conservative
Political offices
Preceded by
Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville
Mayor of Trois-Rivières
1865-1869
Succeeded by
Joseph-Moïse Désilet
Preceded by
Joseph-Napoléon Bureau
Mayor of Trois-Rivières
1879-1885
Succeeded by
Henri-Gédéon Malhiot
Languages