Hyacinthe-Marie Simon dit Delorme (August 15, 1777 – March 13, 1814) was a

seigneur ''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (or ...

and political figure in

Lower Canada The Province of Lower Canada (french: province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791–1841). It covered the southern portion of the current Province of Quebec an ...

. He represented Richelieu in the

Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. The lower house consisted of ele ...

from 1808 to 1814. His name also appears as Hyacinthe-Marie Delorme. He was born in Saint-Denis, the son of seigneur Jacques-Hyacinthe Simon dit Delorme and Marie-Anne Crevier Décheneaux. He inherited part of the seigneury of Saint-Hyacinthe on the death of his father in October 1778; his mother acted on his behalf until he reached the age of majority. In 1803, he was named a commissioner of the peace. In 1810, Simon dit Delorme donated land for the construction of the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the militia and commanded the Saint-Hyacinthe division during the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

. He died in office at Saint-Hyacinthe at the age of 36. His cousin

Jean Dessaulles Jean Dessaulles (1766 – June 20, 1835) was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Saint-François-du-Lac in 1766 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He worked as a seigneurial agent for his aunt, who was ...

and nephew

Pierre-Dominique Debartzch Pierre-Dominique Debartzch (September 22, 1782 – September 6, 1846) was a lawyer, seigneur, newspaper owner and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu in 1782, the son of a merchant of Polish descent, ...

also served in the assembly. His sister Marianne-Josette married

Claude Dénéchau Claude Dénéchau (March 8, 1768 – October 30, 1836) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Quebec City in 1768, the son of surgeon Jacques Dénéchaud. He went into business with his brother Pierre at Queb ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simon Dit Delorme, Hyacinthe-Marie 1777 births 1814 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada