Désiré Olivier Bourbeau
| Désiré Olivier Bourbeau | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Drummond—Arthabaska | |
| In office 1877 – 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Lavergne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1834 St-Pierre les Becquets, Lower Canada |
| Died | December 21, 1900 (aged 66) Arthabaska, Quebec[1] |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Occupation | merchant |
| Website | *Désiré Olivier Bourbeau – Parliament of Canada biography |
Désiré Olivier Bourbeau (September 21, 1834 – December 21, 1900) was a Canadian politician and merchant.
The son of L. Bourbeau and Édesse Gauvreau, Bourbeau established himself as a merchant in Victoriaville. He married M.B. Bouchard. Bourbeau was a director of the Arthabaska Building Society, the Arthabaska Agricultural Society and the Mutual Insurance Company.[1] He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1877 in a by-election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Drummond—Arthabaska. He was re-elected in 1878 and 1882. Besides his federal political career, he was also mayor of Victoriaville, Quebec.