Joseph Demers
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Joseph Demers was a Canadian
politician in the province of Quebec
.
Born in Sainte-Julie (Laurierville
), Canada East
, the son of Édouard Demers and Olympe Rousseau, Demers was educated in Sainte-Julie. He started clerking in 1877 until 1883 when he opened a general store in Thetford Mines. He was a councillor from 1890 till 1893, mayor from 1893 to 1895, and alderman from 1903 to 1905. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
for the electoral district of Mégantic
in the 1912 election
. A Liberal, he did not run in the 1916 election
.
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...
politician in the province of Quebec
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....
.
Born in Sainte-Julie (Laurierville
Laurierville, Quebec
Laurierville is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada....
), 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 Édouard Demers and Olympe Rousseau, Demers was educated in Sainte-Julie. He started clerking in 1877 until 1883 when he opened a general store in Thetford Mines. He was a councillor from 1890 till 1893, mayor from 1893 to 1895, and alderman from 1903 to 1905. He was first elected to 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...
for the electoral district of Mégantic
Mégantic (provincial electoral district)
Mégantic was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Estrie region, it was created in 1867. After the 1970 elections, it was merged with Compton to create the new riding of Mégantic-Compton...
in the 1912 election
Quebec general election, 1912
The Quebec general election of 1912 was held on May 15, 1912 to elect members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...
. A Liberal, he did not run in the 1916 election
Quebec general election, 1916
The Quebec general election of 1916 was held on May 22, 1916 to elect members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...
.