Narcisse-Édouard Cormier (May 27, 1847 – February 18, 1906) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Ottawa County

Ottawa (County of)

Ottawa was a federal and provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1830 to 1867, in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892, and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to at least 1919.The...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1886 to 1887 as a Conservative.

He was born in Saint-Calixte-de-Somerset

Plessisville, Quebec

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, Canada East

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, the son of Olivier Cormier and Emmérence Beaubien. Cormier lived in New Hampshire

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 from 1861 until 1867, when he moved to Aylmer, Quebec

Aylmer, Quebec

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 and established himself there as a lumber merchant and grocer. Cormier owned a sawmill

Sawmill

A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....

 in Aylmer and a lumber yard in Petawawa, Ontario

Petawawa, Ontario

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. He was chief fishing and game warden for west Quebec. He also founded a zoo in Aylmer. He was married twice: to Sophie-Agnès Bourgeau in 1869 and later to Mary Elizabeth Reilly. Cormier was president of the school board and of the local Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society

The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society is an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec Sovereignism. Its current President is Mario Beaulieu....

. He served as mayor of Aylmer from 1884 to 1887 and was warden for Ottawa County in 1887. Cormier defeated Alfred Rochon

Alfred Rochon

Alfred Rochon was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Ottawa County in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1887 to 1892 as a Liberal....

in 1886 to win a seat in the Quebec assembly but the election was overturned and Rochon defeated Cormier in elections held in 1887 and 1890. Cormier died in Aylmer at the age of 57.