- Thomas Boutillier
Thomas Boutillier (
October 9 1797 –December 8 1861 ) was aQuebec doctor and political figure.He was born in
Quebec City in 1797 and studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and the University of Philadelphia. He was licensed to practice medicine in 1817 and settled at Saint-Hyacinthe. In 1826, he married Eugénie, the daughter ofAndré Papineau , a member of the Lower Canada assembly, and a cousin ofLouis-Joseph Papineau ; she died in 1830. In 1834, he was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Saint-Hyacinthe county. He took part in the battle of Saint-Charles during theLower Canada Rebellion , later fleeing to theUnited States . In 1838, he returned to Saint-Hyacinthe. He was elected to theLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Saint-Hyacinthe in 1841; he was reelected in 1844 and 1848. Boutillier opposed annexation with the United States. In 1854, he was named inspector of land offices.He died at
Saint-Hyacinthe in 1861.External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=4313 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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NAME= Boutillier, Thomas
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian doctor andpolitician
DATE OF BIRTH=October 9 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH=Quebec City ,Quebec ,Canada
DATE OF DEATH=December 8 1861
PLACE OF DEATH=Saint-Hyacinthe , Quebec, Canada
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