Louis-Alphonse Boyer was a Quebec

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 merchant and political figure. He represented Maskinongé

Maskinongé (electoral district)

Maskinongé was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was amalgamated into the Berthier—Maskinongé electoral district in 1924.-Members of Parliament:This...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 as a Liberal

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 member from 1872 to 1878.

He was born in Montreal

Montreal

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, the son of Louis Boyer

Louis Boyer (merchant)

Louis Boyer was a mason, merchant and land owner in Quebec. He also signed his surname as Boyer, dit Quintal....

 and Aurélie Mignault, and was educated at the Chambly and Jesuit Colleges. Boyer was the head of a lumber firm and a director of the Royal Canadian Insurance Company and of La Banque Ville Marie. He also served as mayor of St-Lambert. In 1865, he married Alphonsine Meilleur, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Meilleur

Jean-Baptiste Meilleur

Jean-Baptiste Meilleur was a doctor, educator and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Petite-Côte in Saint-Laurent, Lower Canada on the Island of Montreal in 1796, the son of Jean Meilleur, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal and an English school in Montreal...

. Boyer ran unsuccessfully in the federal riding of Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier (electoral district)

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 in 1904. Boyer operated a model farm

Model Farm

A model farm was an 18th–19th century experimental farm, which researched and demonstrated improvements in agricultural techniques, efficiency, and building layout. Education and commitment to improving welfare standards of workers were also aspects of the ideal farm movement...

 in St-Lambert. He was flour inspector for Montreal from 1878 to 1888.

His brother Arthur

Arthur Boyer

Arthur Boyer was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.Born in Montreal, Canada East, the son of Louis Boyer and Marie-Aurélie Mignault, Boyer studied in Montreal and at the University of London. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of...

was a member of the Quebec assembly and the Canadian senate.