- Severin Ducharme
Severin Ducharme (
November 26 1866 – ) was anOntario real estate and insurance agent and political figure. He representedEssex North in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1914 to 1919.He was born in Joliette County,
Canada East , the son of Pierre Ducharme, and came to Belle River, Rochester Township inEssex County, Ontario with his family in 1874. Ducharme taught school in Belle River for two years. He then went toMontana , where he worked as a book keeper at a lumber mill for four years before returning to Belle River. After teaching for seven more years, he bought a farm. Ducharme married Marie Monmeau in 1891. In 1895, he became clerk for the township. He qualified to practice as anotary public and, in 1902, was named ajustice of the peace . He was named clerk in a division court for Essex County in 1906. He was also an auctioneer. Ducharme served as secretary and treasurer for the local separate school board.External links
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1091 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
* [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3107 "Commemorative biographical record of the county of Essex, Ontario ..." (1905)]
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