Preceded by Wilfrid Laurier Name Desire Bourbeau Nationality British subject Role Politician | Succeeded by Joseph Lavergne Occupation merchant Resigned 1887 | |
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Born September 21, 1834
St-Pierre les Becquets, Lower Canada ( 1834-09-21 ) Website Desire Olivier Bourbeau – Parliament of Canada biography Died December 21, 1900, Victoriaville, Canada Party Conservative Party of Canada | ||
Political party Conservative Party | ||
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. 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 Arthabaska, Quebec.
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