Louis Julien Demers was a merchant and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Lévis

Lévis (electoral district)

Lévis was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. From 1998 to 2003, it was known as Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1899 to 1905 as a Liberal

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He was born in St-Romuald

Saint-Romuald, Quebec

Saint-Romuald is a district of Lévis, Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from Quebec City. The district was formerly a town , but was amalgamated with Lévis on January 1, 2002....

, Canada East

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, the son of Benjamin Demers and Felicite Carrier, and was educated at the Collège de Lévis. In 1883, he married Elmina Giroux. Demers was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1899 by-election held after the death of Pierre Malcom Guay

Pierre Malcom Guay

Pierre Malcom Guay was a physician, surgeon and political figure in Quebec. He represented Lévis in the Canadian House of Commons from 1885 to 1899 as a Liberal member....

. He died in office at St-Romuald at the age of 56 after a long illness.