Pierre-Nérée Dorion

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Pierre-Nérée Dorion (October 16, 1816 – 1874) was a Quebec land surveyor and political figure. He represented Drummond—Arthabaska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1874 as a Liberal member.^[1]

He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Lower Canada,^[1] the son of Pierre-Antoine Dorion^[2] and Genevieve Bureau,^[3] and educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet. In 1846, he married Mary Ann Marler. Dorion was mayor of Grantham and also served as warden for Drummond County.^[2]

His brother Antoine-Aimé Dorion also served in the House of Commons^[1] and his brother Jean-Baptiste-Éric Dorion served in the assembly for the Province of Canada.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
↑ 2.0 2.1 The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1873)
↑ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

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Name	Dorion, Pierre-Neree
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Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	October 16, 1816
Place of birth
Date of death	1874
Place of death

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