Louis Delorme (December 29, 1824 – June 18, 1895) was a

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and

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. He represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1870 to 1878.

Early life

He was born in

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in 1824, the son of Pierre Delorme and Elizabeth Burke, and was educated at Saint Sulpice College and the college of

Career and education

He studied law and was called to the

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in 1847. Delorme was first elected to the federal parliament in an 1870 by-election held after the death of

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. He was mayor of

and warden for the county of St. Hyacinthe.''The Canadian parliamentary companion for 1876'', HJ Morgan
/ref> Delorme also served as director for the Bank of St. Hyacinthe. He was named clerk for the

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on June 1, 1879.

Personal life

Delorme was married twice. He married Marie-Julie-Anna Fortier in 1855 and Flora-Sara-Adile Paradis in 1871.

Death

He died in Montreal at the age of 70.

Electoral record

References

1824 births 1895 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Mayors of places in Quebec Lawyers in Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub