Joseph Demers (Quebec MP)
| Marie Joseph Demers | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Johns—Iberville | |
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In office 1906–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Philippe Demers |
| Succeeded by | Aldéric-Joseph Benoit |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 31, 1871 St-Georges d'Henryville, Quebec |
| Died | July 28, 1940 (aged 69) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations |
Alexis-Louis Demers, father Louis Philippe Demers, brother |
Marie Joseph Demers (May 31, 1871 – July 28, 1940) was a Canadian politician.
Born in St-Georges d'Henryville, Quebec, the son of Alexis-Louis Demers, former M.L.A. for Iberville, and the brother of Louis Philippe Demers, who sat in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1906 until he was appointed a Puisne Judge, Superior Court. Demers was educated at the College of St. Hyacinthe and St. Mary's College, Montreal. A lawyer, he practised in DeLorimier, near Montreal. He was elected to the House of Commons for St. Johns—Iberville in the by-election called after his brother was appointed a judge. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908, 1911, 1917, and 1921. He resigned in 1922, when he accepted of an office of emolument under the Crown.
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