Preceded by Joseph-Edouard Caron Preceded by Joseph-Octave Morin Political party Liberal | Succeeded by Ernest Benoit Succeeded by Adelard Godbout Name Elisee Theriault | |
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Born January 11, 1884
Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Quebec ( 1884-01-11 ) Died July 30, 1958(1958-07-30) (aged 74)
Quebec City, Quebec | ||
Elisee Theriault (January 11, 1884 – July 30, 1958) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented L'Islet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1916 to 1929 as a Liberal.
He was born in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Quebec, the son of Pierre Theriault and Marie-S. Saint-Pierre. Theriault was educated at the College de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, the College de Levis and the Universite Laval. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1913 and set up practice in Quebec City. In 1914, he married Cecile Hamel. Theriault was named King's Counsel in 1924. He was a member of the municipal council for Quebec City from 1916 to 1918 and served as judicial counsel for the city of Quebec from 1918 to 1939. Theriault resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly after he was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Kennebec division.
He died in office in Quebec City at the age of 74 and was buried in the Cimetiere Notre-Dame-de-Belmont at Sainte-Foy.