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Élie Saint-Hilaire (January 29, 1839 – May 12, 1888) was an educator, farmer and political figure in
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. He represented
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in the
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from 1881 to 1888 as an independent conservative member. He was born in
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, the son of Élie Saint-Hilaire and Geneviève Doville, and was educated at the
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. Saint-Hilaire studied law for two years and then taught school at Beauport. He then settled on a farm at Saint-Prime. Saint-Hilaire was secretary for the agricultural society for Chicoutimi County and for the county council. He also served as mayor of Saint-Prime. He died in office at Quebec City at the age of 49.


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* Mayors of places in Quebec 1839 births 1888 deaths Independent MNAs in Quebec People from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean {{Quebec-mayor-stub