Hercule Dupré (August 11, 1844 – May 3, 1927) was a farmer, 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 St. Mary in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1900 as a

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. The son of Pierre Dupré,''Souvenir Maisonneuve : esquisse historique de la ville de Montréal ...'' (1894)
of Acadian descent, he was born in Verchères, Canada East and was educated there. In 1862, he married Vitaline Giard. Dupré worked on the family farm until the age of 28, when he entered the trade in lumber at

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with Édouard Chaussé; he later formed a new company with his brother. He was president of the local

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society (french: Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste) is an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec sovereignism. It is known as the oldest patriotic asso ...

in 1885.Gemmill, A
''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897''
/ref> Dupré served as a member of the city council for Montreal from 1894 to 1900.

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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs 1844 births 1927 deaths {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub