- Désiré Olivier Bourbeau
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Désiré Olivier Bourbeau Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Drummond—ArthabaskaIn office
1877 – 1887Preceded by Wilfrid Laurier Succeeded by Joseph Lavergne Personal details Born September 21, 1834
St-Pierre les Becquets, Lower CanadaDied December 21, 1900 (aged 66)
Arthabaska, Quebec[1]Nationality British subject Political party Conservative Party Occupation merchant Website Désiré Olivier Bourbeau - Parliament of Canada biography Désiré Olivier Bourbeau (September 21, 1834 – December 21, 1900) was a 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.[1] 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 Victoriaville, Quebec.
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