Jules Tessier (April 16, 1852 – January 6, 1934) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was born in

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, the son of

Ulric-Joseph Tessier Ulric-Joseph Tessier (May 3, 1817 – April 7, 1892) was a Quebec lawyer, judge, seigneur, and politician who was a member of the Senate of Canada representing the Gulf division from 1867 to 1873 and served as mayor of Quebec City from 1853 to 1 ...

and Mariane Perrault. He was educated at the Quebec seminary and at the Jesuit college in

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, and was admitted to the

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in 1874. He was created a

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in 1899. A practising lawyer, he ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Quebec City in 1894. He was elected to the

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in the riding of Portneuf in the 1886 election. A

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, he was re-elected in

1890 Events January–March * January 1 ** The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony, in the Horn of Africa. ** In Michigan, the wooden steamer ''Mackinaw'' burns in a fire on the Black River. * January 2 ** The steamship ...

1892 Events January–March * January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States. * February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado. * February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for ...

1897 Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puniti ...

, and acclaimed in

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

. From 1897 to 1901, he was

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. He resigned in 1903, when he was appointed to the

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representing the senatorial division of De la Durantaye, Quebec. A

, he died in office in 1934. His brother,

Auguste Tessier Auguste Tessier (November 20, 1853 – February 10, 1938) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1889 to 1907 as a Liberal. He was born in Notre-Dame de Québec, ...

, was also a Member and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly as well as a Cabinet minister.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tessier, Jules 1852 births 1934 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Liberal Party of Canada senators Politicians from Quebec City Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Lawyers in Quebec Canadian King's Counsel Université Laval alumni