- Michel Esdras Bernier
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The Honourable
Michel Esdras BernierMichel Esdras Bernier, October 1910 Member of the Canadian Parliament
for St. HyacintheIn office
1882–1904Preceded by Louis Tellier Succeeded by Jean Baptiste Blanchet Personal details Born September 28, 1841
St-Hyacinthe, Canada EastDied July 27, 1921 (aged 79)Political party Liberal Cabinet Minister of Inland Revenue (1900-1904) Michel Esdras Bernier, PC (September 28, 1841 – July 27, 1921) was a Canadian politician.
Born in St-Hyacinthe, Canada East, he was a notary and businessman before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of St. Hyacinthe in 1882. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1887, 1891, 1896, and 1900. From 1900 to 1904, he was the Minister of Inland Revenue. From 1904 to 1914, he was the Deputy Commissioner of the Board of Railway Commissioners and Transport Commissioners.
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Ministers of Inland Revenue (1867-1892) Controllers of Inland Revenue (1892-1897) Ministers of Inland Revenue (1897-1918) †The offices of Minister of Customs and Minister of Inland Revenue were amalgamated by Order in Council dated May 18, 1918.This article about a Quebec Member of Parliament from the Liberal Party of Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.