Louis-Alphonse Boyer
| Louis Alphonse Boyer | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Maskinongé | |
| In office 1872 – 1878 | |
| Preceded by | George Caron |
| Succeeded by | Frédéric Houde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 31, 1839 Montreal, Lower Canada |
| Died | May 29, 1916 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | businessman lumber merchant |
| Website | *Louis-Alphonse Boyer – Parliament of Canada biography |
Louis-Alphonse Boyer (May 31, 1839 – May 29, 1916) was a Quebec merchant and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1878.[1]
He was born in Montreal,[1] the son of Louis Boyer and Aurélie Mignault,[2] and was educated at the Chambly and Jesuit Colleges.[3] Boyer was the head of a lumber firm and a director of the Royal Canadian Insurance Company and of La Banque Ville Marie.[4] He also served as mayor of St-Lambert.[1] In 1865, he married Alphonsine Meilleur, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Meilleur.[3] Boyer ran unsuccessfully in the federal riding of Jacques Cartier in 1904.[1] Boyer operated a model farm in St-Lambert. He was flour inspector for Montreal from 1878 to 1888.[2]
His brother Arthur was a member of the Quebec assembly and the Canadian senate.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Montreal : its history : to which is added biographical sketches ... (1875) Borthwick, JD p. 47
- ↑ The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877, CH Mackintosh