Thomas Boutillier

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Thomas Boutillier (October 9, 1797 – December 8, 1861) was a Quebec doctor and political figure.

He was born in Quebec City in 1797 and studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and the University of Philadelphia. He was licensed to practice medicine in 1817 and settled at Saint-Hyacinthe. In 1826, he married Eugénie, the daughter of André Papineau, a member of the Lower Canada assembly, and a cousin of Louis-Joseph Papineau; she died in 1830. In 1834, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Saint-Hyacinthe county. He took part in the battle of Saint-Charles during the Lower Canada Rebellion, later fleeing to the United States. In 1838, he returned to Saint-Hyacinthe. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Saint-Hyacinthe in 1841; he was reelected in 1844 and 1848. Boutillier opposed annexation with the United States. In 1854, he was named inspector of land offices.

He died at Saint-Hyacinthe in 1861.

External links

"Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
"Thomas Boutillier". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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Persondata
Name	Boutillier, Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian doctor and politician
Date of birth	October 9, 1797
Place of birth	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Date of death	December 8, 1861
Place of death	Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

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