Solime Bertrand was a notary

Civil law notary

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 and political figure in Quebec

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. He represented Rouville

Rouville (provincial electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1878 to 1879 as a Conservative.

He was born in Saint-Mathias, Lower Canada

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, the son of notary Paul Bertrand and Agathe Vigeant, and was educated at the Collège de Chambly. Bertrand qualified as a notary in 1849. In 1854, he married Marie-Louise-Hermine Demers. He served as president of the Agricultural Society for Rouville County, secretary for the municipality of Saint-Mathias and as a member and secretary-treasurer for the school board. His election in 1878 was overturned in 1879. Bertrand died in Saint-Mathias at the age of 63.