Albert Agapit Pothier (July 31, 1862 – December 31, 1931) was a Canadian political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

. He represented Yarmouth County in the

Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ...

from 1894 to 1897 as a

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member.

Early life

He was born in

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, the son of Amand Agapit Pothier and Elizabeth Boudreau.Albert Pothier death record
Nova Scotia Archives

Personal life

He married Jeanne DeViller in 1919.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs People from Yarmouth County Politicians of Acadian descent 1862 births 1931 deaths {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub