Louis Delorme
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Louis Delorme was a Quebec
lawyer and political figure. He represented St. Hyacinthe in the Canadian House of Commons
as a Liberal
member from 1870 to 1878.
He was born in Montreal
in 1824, the son of Pierre Delorme and Elizabeth Burke, and was educated at Saint Sulpice College and the College of St. Hyacinthe. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1847. Delorme was first elected to the federal parliament in an 1870 by-election held after the death of Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski
. He was mayor of St. Hyacinthe and warden for the county of St. Hyacinthe. Delorme also served as director for the Bank of St. Hyacinthe. He was named clerk for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
on June 1, 1879.
Delorme was married twice: to Marie-Julie-Anna Fortier in 1855 and to Flora-Sara-Adile Paradis in 1871. He died in Montreal at the age of 70.
Quebec
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lawyer and political figure. He represented St. Hyacinthe in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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as a Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
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member from 1870 to 1878.
He was born 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...
in 1824, the son of Pierre Delorme and Elizabeth Burke, and was educated at Saint Sulpice College and the College of St. Hyacinthe. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1847. Delorme was first elected to the federal parliament in an 1870 by-election held after the death of Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski
Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski
Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski was a civil engineer and political figure in Canada East.He was born Aleksander Edward Kierzkowski in the Grand Duchy of Poznań and joined the Polish Army as an officer in an unsuccessful campaign against the Russians in 1830 to 1831...
. He was mayor of St. Hyacinthe and warden for the county of St. Hyacinthe. Delorme also served as director for the Bank of St. Hyacinthe. He was named clerk for 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...
on June 1, 1879.
Delorme was married twice: to Marie-Julie-Anna Fortier in 1855 and to Flora-Sara-Adile Paradis in 1871. He died in Montreal at the age of 70.