Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion
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Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion, PC
(November 23, 1843 – July 18, 1899) was a Canadian
lawyer, professor, and politician.
Born in Varennes
, Canada East
, the son of Félix Geoffrion and Catherine Brodeur, he was the brother of Félix Geoffrion
, a notary and politician. He graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from McGill College in 1866 and was called to the bar in 1866. A practicing lawyer, he also taught at McGill. When he brother died in 1894, he was acclaimed in the resulting 1895 by-election
in the riding of Verchères
. From 1896 to 1899, he was a Minister without Portfolio
in the cabinet of Wilfrid Laurier
. He died while in office in 1899. His brother, Victor Geoffrion
was acclaimed to the seat after his death.
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
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(November 23, 1843 – July 18, 1899) was a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
lawyer, professor, and politician.
Born in Varennes
Varennes, Quebec
Varennes is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Lajemmerais. The city is approximately 15 miles from Downtown Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 20,950...
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, the son of Félix Geoffrion and Catherine Brodeur, he was the brother of Félix Geoffrion
Félix Geoffrion
Félix Geoffrion, PC was a Canadian notary and politician.Born in Varennes, Lower Canada, the son of Félix Geoffrion and Catherine Brodeur, he was trained and practiced as a notary. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1863...
, a notary and politician. He graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from McGill College in 1866 and was called to the bar in 1866. A practicing lawyer, he also taught at McGill. When he brother died in 1894, he was acclaimed in the resulting 1895 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in the riding of Verchères
Verchères (electoral district)
Verchères was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892, and from 1988 to 1997....
. From 1896 to 1899, he was a Minister without Portfolio
Minister without Portfolio
A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...
in the cabinet of Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....
. He died while in office in 1899. His brother, Victor Geoffrion
Victor Geoffrion
Victor Geoffrion was a Canadian politician.Born in St-Simon de Bagot, Quebec, the brother of Félix Geoffrion and Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion, both MPs, Geoffrion was educated at the St. Hyacinthe Seminary and McGill University. A lawyer, he was a partner in the law firm of Geoffrion, Geoffrion,...
was acclaimed to the seat after his death.