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Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais
Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais (August 13, 1864 – August 8, 1915) was a Canadian lawyer, professor, politician. Born in Richelieu, Rouville County, Canada East, the son of Charles Gervais and Adele Monty, Gervais was educated at the "Petit Seminaire" of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir and Université Laval where he received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 1887 and a Doctor of Laws (LL.D) in 1889. He was admitted to the Bar of the Province of Quebec on 13 January 1887 and created a Queen's Counsel in 1897. In 1896, he joined Université Laval as a Professor of International Law and Civil Procedure. He practised law in partnership with Horace Archambault, former President of the Quebec Legislative Council and ex- Attorney-General, Henri-Benjamin Rainville, former Speaker of the Quebec Legislative Assembly, and Paul Rainville in the firm Rainville, Archambault, Gervais & Rainville. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Montreal electoral district of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Brunet
Joseph Brunet (November 26, 1834 – April 17, 1904) was a politician and businessman. Born in St. Vincent de Paul, Lower Canada, Brunet was an alderman for Montreal for two terms between 1872 and 1877 and 1886 to 1902. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party to represent Montréal division no. 2 in the 1890 Quebec general election. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1892. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ... as a Member of the Liberal Party in a by-election on January 15, 1902 to represent the riding of St. James. His election was declared void on December 22, 1902. References * * 1834 births 1904 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |