| Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Maskinongé |
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| In office 1884 – 1887 |
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| Preceded by | Frédéric Houde |
| Succeeded by | Charles Jérémie Coulombe |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Maskinongé | |
| In office 1867 – 1871 |
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| Preceded by | District created in 1867 |
| Succeeded by | Moïse Houde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1837 Rivière du-Loup en Haut (Louiseville), Lower Canada |
| Died | July 9, 1918 (aged 80) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
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Conservative Party of Quebec |
| Relations | Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers, cousin Hector Caron, son-in-law |
| Children | Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers |
Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers (August 31, 1837 –July 9, 1918) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the Canadian House of Commons.
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He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, Université Laval and McGill University. He was called to the bar in 1861. He was the father of Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers, who was a Member of the House of Commons from 1917 to 1930 for the district of Champlain.
Desaulniers served as a Councilmember in Louiseville in 1891.
Desaulniers was elected as a member of the Conservative Party to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1867 for the district of Maskinongé. He lost re-election in 1871, against Liberal Moïse Houde. He tried to make a comeback in 1875, but was defeated again.[1]
Desaulniers also tried to be elected to the House of Commons in 1878, 1884, 1887, 1900. He was successful on his third attempt only, winning a by-election. He represented the district of Maskinongé from 1884 to 1887 and sat with members of the Conservative Party.[2]