Louis Duhamel (January 1, 1835 – October 27, 1915) was a Canadian physician and political figure in

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. He represented

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electoral district in the

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from 1875 to 1886 as a

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member. He was born Roch Duhamel in

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, the son of François Duhamel and Josephte Audet, and was educated at the Collège d'Ottawa and

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, qualifying to practice as a doctor in 1860. Duhamel practised in

, Pembroke and in Wright County. He also owned a drug store in

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. He was married twice: to Félonise Bel in 1862 and to Ézilda Mazurette dit Lapierre, the widow of Césaire Thérien, in 1901. Duhamel was registrar for Ottawa County from 1886 to 1915 and

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at Hull from 1901 to 1915. He died in Hull at the age of 80. Duhamel's residence in Hull later became the Chez Henri hotel, declared a historic monument by the city of Gatineau in 2003.Architecture of Old Hull, Canadian Museum of Civilization
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* 1835 births 1915 deaths Canadian physicians Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs People from Verchères, Quebec McGill University alumni University of Ottawa alumni {{Quebec-MNA-stub