Octave-Cyrille Fortier
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Octave-Cyrille Fortier was a physician and political figure in Canada East
. He represented Bellechasse
in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
from 1854 to 1861.
He was born in Quebec City
, the son of François Fortier and Madeleine-Béatrice Poulin. Fortier was licensed to practise medicine in 1830 and set up practice in Saint-Gervais
. In 1833, he married Henriette-Émilie Ruel, the sister of Augustin-Guillaume Ruel
. He was first elected to the assembly in an 1854 by-election held after Jean Chabot
was elected in two ridings and chose to represent Quebec City. Fortier was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1861. He served as sergeant at arms for the Legislative Council
from 1865 to 1867.
His son Edmond
served in the Canadian House of Commons.
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
. He represented Bellechasse
Bellechasse (electoral district)
Bellechasse was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 until the 1997 election, when it became Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet. After redistribution prior to the 2004 election, that riding became...
in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
from 1854 to 1861.
He was born in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, the son of François Fortier and Madeleine-Béatrice Poulin. Fortier was licensed to practise medicine in 1830 and set up practice in Saint-Gervais
Saint-Gervais, Quebec
Saint-Gervais is a village of 1,900 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec, Canada....
. In 1833, he married Henriette-Émilie Ruel, the sister of Augustin-Guillaume Ruel
Augustin-Guillaume Ruel
Augustin-Guillaume Ruel was a notary and political figure in Canada East. He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1842....
. He was first elected to the assembly in an 1854 by-election held after Jean Chabot
Jean Chabot
Jean Chabot was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Saint-Charles near Lévis in 1806 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled in law with Elzéar Bédard and was called to the bar in 1834...
was elected in two ridings and chose to represent Quebec City. Fortier was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1861. He served as sergeant at arms for the Legislative Council
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario...
from 1865 to 1867.
His son Edmond
Edmond Fortier
Edmond Louis Philippe Fortier was a Canadian politician.Born in St-Gervais, Bellechasse County, Canada East, the son of Octave-Cyrille Fortier, a Quebec politician, and Henriette-Émilie Ruel, Fortier was educated at the Laval Normal School, Quebec...
served in the Canadian House of Commons.