Élie-Hercule Bisson (July 7, 1833 – May 28, 1907) was a notary and political figure in

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. He represented Beauharnois in the

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from 1873 to 1878, from 1886 to 1892 and from 1892 to 1889 as a

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member. He was born in Saint-Rémi,

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, the son of Alexis Bisson and Esther Lonctin. Bisson was educated at the Collège de Montréal and, after articling as a notary, was admitted to practice in 1860. He practised at Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague from 1860 to 1876. In 1861, he married Virginie Rapin. He was recorder for the town of Beauharnois, secretary for

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and served as mayor of Beauharnois in 1894 and 1895. Bisson was a director for the Beauharnois Junction Railway. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1873 by-election held following the death of George-Étienne Cartier. Bisson was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1878. He was defeated by

Moïse Plante Moïse Plante (1830 – March 18, 1892) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois (provincial electoral district), Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1892 as a Conservative Party of Quebec ( ...

in 1892 but then was elected in a by-election held later that year after Plante's death. In 1898, he resigned his seat to become prothonotary for Beauharnois district. He died in Beauharnois at the age of 73.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bisson, Elie-Hercule 1833 births 1907 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Mayors of places in Quebec