Ernest Cimon (March 30, 1848 – July 17, 1917) was a

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lawyer, judge and political figure. He represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1874 to 1882. His name also appears as Marie Honorius Ernest Cimon. He was born at Murray Bay,

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in 1848, the son of notary

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, who represented Charlevoix in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada. Cimon studied at the

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, was called to the bar in 1871 and set up practice at

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. He served as Crown Prosecutor there and also as mayor. In 1882, he was named to the

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for Gaspé district, later serving in Joliette, Kamouraska and Montmagny districts. In 1891, Cimon married Stella, the daughter of

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. He retired from the bench in 1914. Cimon died at

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in 1917. His daughter Stella married

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, who later served in the Canadian senate.

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''Les avocats de la région de Québec'', P-G Roy (1936)''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1881''
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