Célestin Bergevin (September 7, 1832 – July 17, 1910) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Beauharnois in the

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from 1867 to 1871 and from 1878 to 1886 as a Conservative member. He was born in Saint-Timothée,

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, the son of Pierre Bergevin and Angélique Mercier. Bergevin was mayor of Saint-Clément-de-Beauharnois from 1878 to 1882. He was also a

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

and harbour master for Valleyfield. In 1857, he married Marie Salomae May. Bergevin was defeated by George-Étienne Cartier when he ran for reelection in 1871, also losing by-elections in 1873 and 1875. He was successful in 1878 and 1881 but defeated again in 1886. Bergevin died in

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2019 was 42,410. Situated on Grande-Île, an island in the Saint Lawrence River, it is bordere ...

at the age of 77. His cousins

Achille Bergevin Achille Bergevin (3 March 1870 – 16 April 1933) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, the son of Gilbert Bergevin and Marie Daoust, Bergevin was educated at the Commercial Academy of ...

and

Arthur Plante Arthur Plante, (September 29, 1869 – January 31, 1927) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1898 to 1900, from 1908 to 1912 and from 1923 to 1927 as a Conserv ...

, and his uncle

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 ( ...

were also elected to represent Beauharnois in the Quebec assembly.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergevin, Celestin 1832 births 1910 deaths Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Mayors of places in Quebec People from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Canadian justices of the peace