Louis-Napoléon Larochelle
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Louis-Napoléon Larochelle (November 14, 1834 – October 27, 1890) was a manufacturer, railway contractor and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Dorchester
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1871 to 1878 and from 1886 to 1888 as a Conservative.
He was born in Saint-Anselme
, Lower Canada
, the son of Siméon Gautron, dit Larochelle and Sophie Pomerleau. Larochelle was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
. He took over the operation of his father's businesses when his father died in 1859. In 1876, he married Georgiana Plants. He served on the board of directors for the Levis and Kennebec Railway with Joseph-Godric Blanchet, Hector-Louis Langevin
and Christian Pozer
; he was later involved in a bitter and public dispute with Charles Armstrong Scott about who was to blame for the railway's financial failure. He was mayor of Saint-Anselme from 1870 to 1878 and from 1881 to 1889 and warden for Dorchester County from 1881 to 1886. He was defeated by Hector-Louis Langevin when he first ran for election to the Quebec assembly in 1867 but was successful in 1871. Larochelle did not run in 1875 but lost to Nicodème Audet
in 1881. Larochelle was elected again in 1886 but resigned his seat in 1888 to sit for Lauzon division in the Legislative Council of Quebec
. He died in office at Saint-Anselme at the age of 55.
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 Dorchester
Dorchester (provincial electoral district)
Dorchester was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, the district was created in 1867...
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...
from 1871 to 1878 and from 1886 to 1888 as a Conservative.
He was born in Saint-Anselme
Saint-Anselme, Quebec
Saint-Anselme is a village of 3,200 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. It is the second biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri. The Etchemin River goes through the village....
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
, the son of Siméon Gautron, dit Larochelle and Sophie Pomerleau. Larochelle was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
Petit Séminaire de Québec
Le Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private French-language Roman Catholic secondary school in the Vieux-Québec area of Quebec City which was originally part of the Séminaire de Québec...
. He took over the operation of his father's businesses when his father died in 1859. In 1876, he married Georgiana Plants. He served on the board of directors for the Levis and Kennebec Railway with Joseph-Godric Blanchet, Hector-Louis Langevin
Hector-Louis Langevin
Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, PC, KCMG, CB, QC was a Canadian lawyer, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation....
and Christian Pozer
Christian Pozer
Christian Henry Pozer was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in St-Georges d'Aubert Gallion , Beauce, Lower Canada , the son of William Pozer and Ann Milbourne, he was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1860.In 1863, he ran as a Liberal for the National Assembly of Quebec in the riding of Beauce...
; he was later involved in a bitter and public dispute with Charles Armstrong Scott about who was to blame for the railway's financial failure. He was mayor of Saint-Anselme from 1870 to 1878 and from 1881 to 1889 and warden for Dorchester County from 1881 to 1886. He was defeated by Hector-Louis Langevin when he first ran for election to the Quebec assembly in 1867 but was successful in 1871. Larochelle did not run in 1875 but lost to Nicodème Audet
Nicodème Audet
Nicodème Audet was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1886 as a Conservative...
in 1881. Larochelle was elected again in 1886 but resigned his seat in 1888 to sit for Lauzon division in the Legislative Council of Quebec
Legislative Council of Quebec
From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...
. He died in office at Saint-Anselme at the age of 55.