Cléophe Cimon (1822 – March 29, 1888) was a

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and political figure in

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. His surname also appears as Simon. He was born at Saint-Étienne-de-la-Malbaie in 1822, the son of a merchant and navigator. Cimon studied at the

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, qualified to practice as a notary in 1843 and set up practice at La Malbaie and then

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. In 1846, he married Marie-Caroline Langlois. He was inspector of schools for Charlevoix County from 1852 to 1859. In 1858, he was elected to the

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for Charlevoix. After 1872, he returned to La Malbaie. He died at Saint-Étienne-de-la-Malbaie in 1888. His uncle André Cimon represented Saguenay in the legislative assembly for Lower Canada. His brother Simon-Xavier and his son

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were members of the Canadian House of Commons. His daughter Marie Caroline married

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, who later served in the Quebec Legislative Assembly.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cimon, Cleophe 1822 births 1888 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East