Hilaire Hurteau (May 4, 1837 – February 10, 1920) was a notary and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1874 to 1887 as a

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member. He was born in Contrecoeur,

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and educated at L'Assomption College. He studied law with notary Isidore Hurteau in

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, later qualifying to practice as a notary.''A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography being chiefly men of the time ...'' (1886)
GM Rose In 1859, he married Delphine Beaudoin. Hurteau served three years as mayor of St-Lin and three years as warden for the county. He also served as secretary-treasurer of schools. Hurteau was vice-president of the Laurentian Railway Company. His election in 1874 was overturned after an appeal but he won the subsequent by-election in 1875 by acclamation.

electoral record

By-election: On Mr. Hurteau being unseated on petition, 24 November 1874

References

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1878''
CH Mackintosh {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurteau, Hilaire 1837 births 1920 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs