Background

He was born on February 4, 1829 in Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...

, Mauricie

Mauricie

Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...

. He was a lawyer. He was married to Frances Sophia Macaulay in 1862 and to Elizabeth Broster in 1877.

Mayor of Trois-Rivières

Dumoulin served as a Councilmember from 1857 to 1861 and from 1864 to 1865 and as Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1865 to 1869 and from 1879 to 1885.

Provincial Politics

He ran as a Conservative candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières (provincial electoral district)

Trois-Rivières is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Mauricie region and including a large portion of the city of Trois-Rivières west of Saint-Maurice River, the riding was created in 1792 as the Ville-des-Trois-Rivières riding.-Members of the...

 in 1867

Quebec general election, 1867

The Quebec general election of 1867 was held in August and September of 1867 to elect members of the 1st Legislative Assembly for the Province of Quebec, Canada...

 and lost, but won a by-election

By-election

A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....

 in the same district in 1868. He resigned in 1869 to accept an appointment as a sheriff

Sheriff

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.

Dumoulin ran again in 1881

Quebec general election, 1881

The Quebec general election of 1881 was held on December 2, 1881 to elect members of the 5th Legislative Assembly for the Province of Quebec, Canada...

 as a Conservative candidate in the same district and won. However the election was cancelled and he lost the subsequent by-election.

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