| Hon. Sir Charles-Eugène-Napoléon Boucher de Boucherville | |
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| 3rd Premier of Quebec | |
| In office September 22, 1874 – March 8, 1878 |
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| Preceded by | Gédéon Ouimet |
| Succeeded by | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière |
| In office December 21, 1891 – December 16, 1892 |
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| Preceded by | Honoré Mercier |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Olivier Taillon |
| Senator for Montarville, Quebec | |
| In office February 12, 1879 – September 11, 1915 |
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| Appointed by | John A. Macdonald |
| Preceded by | Louis Lacoste |
| Succeeded by | Charles-Philippe Beaubien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 4, 1822 Montreal, Lower Canada |
| Died | September 10, 1915 (aged 93) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Quebec |
| Other political affiliations |
Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Elizabeth Morrogh Marie-Céleste-Esther Lussier |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Sir Charles-Eugène-Napoléon Boucher de Boucherville, KCMG (May 4, 1822 – September 10, 1915) was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He twice served as the third Premier of Quebec.
Boucher de Boucherville took his MD from McGill University. During the Chauveau administration, he served as Speaker of the Legislative Council. He became premier in 1874 when his predecessor, Gédéon Ouimet, had to resign due to a financial scandal. He then won the 1875 Quebec election, but was removed from office on March 8, 1878 in a conflict with Lieutenant Governor Luc Letellier de Saint-Just. Letellier de Saint-Just refused to approve legislation that had been passed by both houses of the Quebec legislature that would have forced municipalities to pay for railway construction. The Lieutenant-Governor deposed Boucher de Boucherville, and called on the Leader of the Opposition, Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, to form a government.
Boucher de Boucherville's second term came about after Honoré Mercier was removed from office by Lieutenant Governor Auguste-Réal Angers on December 16, 1891 on charges of corruption. Mercier was later cleared.
After Conservative leader Louis-Olivier Taillon had lost the 1890 election and his own seat, Jean Blanchet had taken over as Leader of the Opposition to the Mercier government. Blanchet, however, had resigned on September 19, 1891, to accept an appointment as a judge. The Lieutenant Governor therefore needed a Conservative to fill the post of premier, and turned to Boucher de Boucherville.
Boucher de Boucherville served for one year, but resigned when former Conservative premier Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau was appointed Lieutenant-Governor in December 1892. Relations between the two may have been strained. By 1915 the oldest legislator in North America, he died that year in Montreal at the Deaf and Dumb Institute, in whose work he was so interested that he lived there.
He won the 1875 election.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Louis Lacoste (Parti bleu) |
MLA, District of Chambly 1861-1867 |
Succeeded by New constitution enacted in 1867 |
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
| Preceded by Position created in 1867 |
Legislative Councillor, District of Montarville 1867-1915 |
Succeeded by Joseph-Léonide Perron (Liberal) |
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