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Louis Auguste Olivier

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Appointed by
  
Royal Proclamation

Party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Role
  
Lawyer


Name
  
Louis Olivier

Political party
  
Liberal

Resigned
  
September 8, 1873

Louis Auguste Olivier

Born
  
November 1, 1816 Berthier-en-Haut, Lower Canada (
1816-11-01
)

Relations
  
Louis Olivier, grandfather

Died
  
September 18, 1881, Joliette, Canada

Succeeded by
  
Joseph-Hyacinthe Bellerose

Louis Auguste Olivier (November 1, 1816 – September 18, 1881) was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for De Lanaudière division from 1867 to 1873.

He was born in Berthier-en-Haut, Lower Canada in 1816, the grandson of Louis Olivier, and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. He was admitted to the bar in 1839 and set up practice at Berthier-en-Haut. He helped establish the newspaper Écho des campagnes there in 1846. In 1864, he was named Queen's Counsel. He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Lanaudière division in an 1863 by-election and served until Confederation, when he was named to the Senate. In 1873, he resigned to accept an appointment as puisne judge in the Quebec Superior Court for Joliette district.

He died at Joliette, Quebec in 1881.

His daughter Louise married Henri-Gédéon Malhiot, who was a member of the Quebec assembly, mayor of Trois-Rivières and judge in the Quebec Superior Court.

References

Louis Auguste Olivier Wikipedia