Damase Parizeau (1841 – October 23, 1915) was a farmer, carpenter, lumber merchant and political figure in

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. He represented Montréal division no. 3 in the

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from 1892 to 1897 as a

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

. His name also appears as Damase Dalpé dit Parizeau. He was born in

Boucherville Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South Shore (Montreal), South shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Boucherville is part of both the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and Greate ...

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, the son of Antoine Dalpé dit Parizeau and Aglaée Myette, and was educated there. In 1864, Parizeau married Marie-Geneviève Chartrand. He was president of the Workmen's Benefit Association. Parizeau helped found the Chambre de commerce in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

for French-speaking businessmen in the city in 1886 and served as its president. He also served as president of the agricultural society for Chambly County. He was defeated by

Henri-Benjamin Rainville Henri-Benjamin Rainville (April 5, 1852 – August 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec. Born in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Quebec, the son of Felix Rainville, a farme ...

when he ran for reelection in 1897. He died in Montreal at the age of 74 and was buried in the

Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery (french: Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges) is a rural cemetery located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada which was founded in 1854. The entrance and the grounds run a ...

Family

Parizeau was the great-grandfather of

Jacques Parizeau Jacques Parizeau (; August 9, 1930June 1, 2015) was a Canadian politician and Québécois economist who was a noted Quebec sovereigntist and the 26th premier of Quebec from September 26, 1994, to January 29, 1996. Early life and career Pariz ...

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* People from Boucherville Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs 1841 births 1915 deaths Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery French Quebecers {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub