Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Trois-Rivières in the Canadian House of Commons.
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He was born in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada on August 12, 1825. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1849.
Boucher de Niverville was the Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1863 to 1865.
He was elected as a member of the Parti bleu to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Trois-Rivières in an 1865 by-election. He succeeded Joseph-Édouard Turcotte who had recently died. Boucher de Niverville spoke in the Assembly in favour of the Quebec Resolutions in 1865.
After the British North America Act of 1867 was enacted, Boucher de Niverville joined the Conservative Party. The district of Trois-Rivières elected him to both the House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. He was also appointed to the Queen's Counsel.
In 1868, he retired from politics and accepted the post of sheriff for the district of Trois-Rivières.
He died in Trois-Rivières on August 1, 1869 after suffering from lung disease.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph-Édouard Turcotte |
Mayor of Trois-Rivières 1863-1865 |
Succeeded by Sévère Dumoulin |
| Preceded by Joseph-Édouard Turcotte, Parti bleu |
MLA, District of Trois-Rivières 1865–1867 |
Succeeded by British North America Act of 1867 |
| Parliament of Canada | ||
| Preceded by Federal district created in 1867 |
MP, District of Trois-Rivières 1867–1868 |
Succeeded by William McDougall, Conservative |
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
| Preceded by Provincial district created in 1867 |
MLA, District of Trois-Rivières 1867–1868 |
Succeeded by Sévère Dumoulin, Conservative |