Louis Molleur
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Louis Molleur was an educator, businessman and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Iberville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1867 to 1881 as a Liberal.
He was born in L’Acadie
, Lower Canada
, the son of Louis Molleur and Marie-Angèle Mailloux, and was educated there. Molleur taught school from 1848 to 1853. In 1853, he established himself as a merchant at Saint-Valentin
and then later Henryville
and finally Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. He was married twice: to his cousin Aurélie Molleur in 1851 and to Elmina Mathieu in 1898. Molleur was a director of the Canada Agricultural Insurance Company and helped found the Permanent Building Society of the District of Iberville and the Banque de Saint-Jean. He died in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu at the age of 76.
His daughter Auglore married Philippe-Honoré Roy
.
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 Iberville 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 1867 to 1881 as a Liberal.
He was born in L’Acadie
L'Acadie, Quebec
L'Acadie is a town in the Montérégie region of Québec, Canada, on the west side of the Richelieu River, across from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. It was about 30 miles from Montreal, and about the same distance from the United States border at the head of Lake Champlain...
, 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 Louis Molleur and Marie-Angèle Mailloux, and was educated there. Molleur taught school from 1848 to 1853. In 1853, he established himself as a merchant at Saint-Valentin
Saint-Valentin, Quebec
Saint-Valentin is a municipality in southern Quebec, Canada located in the administrative area of the Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 478....
and then later Henryville
Henryville, Quebec
Henryville is a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, located in the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,529.-Population:Population trend...
and finally Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. He was married twice: to his cousin Aurélie Molleur in 1851 and to Elmina Mathieu in 1898. Molleur was a director of the Canada Agricultural Insurance Company and helped found the Permanent Building Society of the District of Iberville and the Banque de Saint-Jean. He died in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu at the age of 76.
His daughter Auglore married Philippe-Honoré Roy
Philippe-Honoré Roy
Philippe-Honoré Roy was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Saint-Jean in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1900 to 1908 as a Liberal....
.