Christian Henry Pozer (December 26, 1835 – July 18, 1884) was a

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lawyer and politician. Born in St-Georges d'Aubert Gallion (now Saint-Georges), Beauce,

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(now

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), the son of William Pozer and Ann Milbourne, he was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1860. In

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, he ran as a

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for the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the riding of Beauce and was defeated. He was elected in

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and re-elected in 1871. He resigned in 1874. At the same time, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Beauce in

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he was re-elected in

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and 1874. He resigned from the House of Commons when he was appointed a Senator in 1876 representing the senatorial division of Lauzon, Quebec. He died in office in 1884 and was buried in the Pozer Cemetery in St-Georges-de-Beauce.Garant, André. ''À L'OMBRE DU CLOCHER'', La Fabrique St-Georges-de-Beauce, 1985,

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* * * 1835 births 1884 deaths Canadian Anglicans Canadian senators from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Quebec Liberal Party MNAs People from Beauce, Quebec {{Quebec-senator-stub