Hippolyte Montplaisir (March 7, 1839 – June 20, 1927) was a
Canadian politician.
Background
He was born on March 7, 1839, in
Cap-de-la-Madeleine,
Lower Canada and was the son of Paschal Montplaisir and Victoire Crevier. He was educated at
Trois-Rivières and was a farmer. Montplaisir served 25 years as mayor of Cap-de-la-Madeleine and was warden of
Champlain County for 6 years. He married E. M. Aylr.
Political career
He was first elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
for
Champlain
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in the
1874 federal election. A
Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in
1878
Events January–March
* January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire.
* January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
* January 17 – Battle o ...
,
1882
Events
January–March
* January 2
** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates.
** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in ...
, and
1887
Events
January–March
* January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher.
* January 20
** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Har ...
. In 1891, he was appointed to the Senate on the advice of
John Alexander Macdonald representing the
Senatorial Division of Shawinegan, Quebec. He served as an MP and senator for 53 years until his death in 1927.
Death
He died on June 20, 1927
in Trois-Rivières.
Honors
''Rue Montplaisir'' (Montplaisir Street) in Cap-de-la-Madeleine was named to honor him.
Footnotes
External links
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1839 births
1927 deaths
Canadian senators from Quebec
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
People from Trois-Rivières
Mayors of places in Quebec