Louis Julien Demers (December 9, 1848 – April 29, 1905) was a merchant and political figure in

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. He represented Lévis in the

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from 1899 to 1905 as a

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. He was born in St-Romuald,

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, the son of Benjamin Demers and Felicite Carrier, and was educated at the Collège de Lévis. In 1883, he married Elmina Giroux.Magurn, AJ ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1901'' Demers was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1899 by-election held after the death of

Pierre Malcom Guay Pierre Malcom Guay (March 26, 1848 – February 19, 1899) was a physician, surgeon and political figure in Quebec. He represented Lévis in the House of Commons of Canada from 1885 to 1899 as a Liberal member. He was born in Saint-Romuald ...

. He died in office at St-Romuald at the age of 56 after a long illness.Roy, P
''Dates lévisiennes. Volume 5'' (1933)
pp. 7, 184

Electoral record

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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs 1848 births 1905 deaths {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub