Flavien Dupont (February 13, 1847 – March 12, 1898) was a

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notary and political figure in

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. He represented Bagot in the

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from 1876 to 1878 and Bagot in the

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from 1882 to 1898 as a

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member.

Life

He was born in Saint-Simon,

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, the son of Flavien Dupont and Nathalie Fournier. Dupont was educated at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, was admitted as a notary in 1873 and set up practice at Saint-Liboire. He served as secretary-treasurer for

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from 1874 to 1898 and was also secretary-treasurer for the Society for Agriculture and Colonization of Bagot County. Dupont was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1876 by-election held after his uncle Pierre-Samuel Gendron was named

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for the Quebec Superior Court; he was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1878. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1882 by-election held after Joseph-Alfred Mousseau became Quebec premier. He died in office in

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at the age of 51.

Electoral record

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References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dupont, Flavien 1847 births 1898 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs