- Louis Philippe Demers
Louis Philippe Demers (
September 16 ,1863 –November 3 ,1951 ) was a Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician.Born in St-Georges d'Henryville, Canada East, the son of
Alexis-Louis Demers , a Quebec politician, and Marie Goyette, Demers was educated at the College of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec and Laval University, Montreal. A lawyer, he was the head of the firm of Demer and DeLorimier in Montreal. He was a Professor of Commercial Law at Laval University, Montreal. He was first elected to theCanadian House of Commons for the electoral district ofSt. Johns—Iberville in the general elections of 1900. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904. He resigned in 1906 when he was appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court. His brother,Marie Joseph Demers , was elected to replace him.References
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* [http://www.archive.org/details/canadianparliame00montuoft The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904]
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