Preceded by Louis Delorme | Political party Conservative Name Louis Tellier | |
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Born December 24, 1842
Berthier-en-Haut, Canada East ( 1842-12-24 ) Died June 17, 1935(1935-06-17) (aged 92) | ||
Succeeded by Michel Esdras Bernier | ||
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Louis Tellier (December 24, 1842 – June 17, 1935) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.
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- Louis tellier coupe frites lt
- Louis Tellier Award winning French fry cutter Potato chip cutter
- Biography
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Louis Tellier - Award-winning French fry cutter / Potato chip cutter
Biography
Born in Berthier-en-Haut, Canada East, the son of Zephirin and Luce (Ferland) Tellier, Tellier completed his classical education at Joliette College in Joliette, Quebec. He studied law with Hon. Louis François Georges Baby, Joliette, and finished with Hon. Hubert W. Chagnon, in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1866, and practiced law in St. Hyacinthe. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1882. From 1863 to 1873, he was Deputy Prothonotary of the Superior Court, and Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court for the district. From 1873 to 1878 he was a Crown Attorney.
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for St. Hyacinthe in the 1878 election; he then defeated Honoré Mercier who was running for the Liberal Party. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1882 election.
In 1887, he was made a Judge of the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec for Saint-Hyacinthe district. In 1903, he was transferred to Montreal. Tellier retired from the bench in 1915.
In 1868, Tellier married Hermine Malhiot.
Louis Tellier is the brother of Sir Joseph-Mathias Tellier, who is the father of Maurice Tellier, and the grandfather of Paul Tellier. He is also a first cousin of Raymond Tellier, who is the grandfather of Luc-Normand Tellier.