Fabien Boisvert was a politician

Politician

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, land surveyor and farmer

Farmer

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. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 in a 1888 by-election as an independent

Independent (politician)

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 Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

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-affiliated Member to represent the riding

Electoral district (Canada)

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 of Nicolet

Nicolet (electoral district)

Nicolet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. It consisted of the County of Nicolet. From 1903...

 after the death of Athanase Gaudet

Athanase Gaudet

Athanase Gaudet was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Canadian House of Commons from 1884 to 1888 as a Nationalist Conservative member....

. He was re-elected in 1896

Canadian federal election, 1896

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He was the son of Dominique Boisvert and was educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet. In 1867, he married Marie Philomene Hamel. Boisvert also served as president of the local school board. He died in office at the age of 58.