Georges Duhamel (politician)
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Georges Duhamel was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Iberville from 1886 to 1890 and La Prairie
from 1890 to 1892 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
as a Parti national member.
He was born in Beloeil
, Canada East
, the son of Toussaint Duhamel and Théotiste Ostilly, and was educated at the Collège Saint-Marie-de-Monnoir. Duhamel articled in law in Montreal
, was called to the Quebec bar in 1879 and set up practice in Montreal with Joseph Adam. He was editor of the Le Courrier de Montréal from 1881 to 1883 and owner of the Le National from 1889 to 1892. He married Marie-Catherine-Cordélia Dugas in 1883. Duhamel helped organize a rally in support of Louis Riel
held in Montreal in 1885 and was one of the principal organizers for the Parti national in the Montreal region. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1886. He was elected later that year in a by-election held following the death of Alexis-Louis Demers
. He served in the provincial cabinet as solicitor general from 1887 to 1888 and as commissioner of crown lands from 1888 to 1891. Duhamel was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1892. He died in Montreal at the age of 37.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Iberville from 1886 to 1890 and La Prairie
La Prairie (provincial electoral district)
La Prairie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Chambly and Napierville-Laprairie. La Prairie previously existed from 1867 to 1919...
from 1890 to 1892 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
as a Parti national member.
He was born in Beloeil
Beloeil, Quebec
Belœil is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River, east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 18,927. It is part of the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu, within the Administrative Region of Montérégie. It occupies the west shore...
, 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 Toussaint Duhamel and Théotiste Ostilly, and was educated at the Collège Saint-Marie-de-Monnoir. Duhamel articled in law in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, was called to the Quebec bar in 1879 and set up practice in Montreal with Joseph Adam. He was editor of the Le Courrier de Montréal from 1881 to 1883 and owner of the Le National from 1889 to 1892. He married Marie-Catherine-Cordélia Dugas in 1883. Duhamel helped organize a rally in support of Louis Riel
Louis Riel
Louis David Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political and spiritual leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government and its first post-Confederation Prime Minister, Sir John A....
held in Montreal in 1885 and was one of the principal organizers for the Parti national in the Montreal region. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1886. He was elected later that year in a by-election held following the death of Alexis-Louis Demers
Alexis-Louis Demers
Alexis-Louis Demers was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Iberville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1881 to 1886 as a Liberal....
. He served in the provincial cabinet as solicitor general from 1887 to 1888 and as commissioner of crown lands from 1888 to 1891. Duhamel was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1892. He died in Montreal at the age of 37.