Louis Molleur (July 7, 1828 – August 17, 1904) was an educator, businessman and political figure in

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. He represented Iberville in the

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from 1867 to 1881 as a

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. He was born in L’Acadie,

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, the son of Louis Molleur and Marie-Angèle Mailloux, and was educated there. Molleur taught school from 1848 to 1853. In 1853, he established himself as a merchant at

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and then later Henryville and finally

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu () is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost naviga ...

. He was married twice: to his cousin Aurélie Molleur in 1851 and to Elmina Mathieu in 1898. Molleur was a director of the Canada Agricultural Insurance Company and helped found the Permanent Building Society of the District of Iberville and the Banque de Saint-Jean. He died in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu at the age of 76. His daughter Auglore married

Philippe-Honoré Roy Philippe-Honoré Roy, (July 30, 1847 – December 17, 1910) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Saint-Jean in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1900 to 1908 as a Liberal. He was born in Henryville, Canada Ea ...

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