Césaire Thérien (January 12, 1824 – February 9, 1890) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Laprairie in the

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from 1867 to 1871 as a Conservative member. He was born in L'Assomption, Lower Canada, the son of Jean-Baptiste Thérien and Apolline Gariépy. Thérien married Marie-Félonise Colette in 1852. He worked as a clerk in his father-in-law Paul Colette's store before establishing himself as a merchant in Saint-Isidore. Thérien was mayor of Saint-Isidore from 1866 to 1868. After the death of his first wife, he married Ézilda Mazurette, dit Lapierre. He died in

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at the age of 66. His widow married

Louis Duhamel Louis Duhamel (January 1, 1835 – October 27, 1915) was a Canadian physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Ottawa electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1875 to 1886 as a Conservative member. He was b ...

, who also served in the Quebec assembly.

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* 1824 births 1890 deaths Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Mayors of places in Quebec People from Lanaudière 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub