Marie Joseph Demers (May 31, 1871 – July 28, 1940) was a

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politician. Born in St-Georges d'Henryville, Quebec, the son of

Alexis-Louis Demers Alexis-Louis Demers (July 23, 1825 – October 22, 1886) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Iberville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1881 to 1886 as a Liberal. He was born in Saint-Jean-Chryso ...

, former M.L.A. for Iberville, and the brother of

Louis Philippe Demers Louis Philippe Demers (September 16, 1863 – November 3, 1951) was a Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician. Born in St-Georges d'Henryville, Canada East, the son of Alexis-Louis Demers, a Quebec politician, and Marie Goyette, Demers was ...

, who sat in the

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from 1900 to 1906 until he was appointed a Puisne Judge, Superior Court. Demers was educated at the College of St. Hyacinthe and St. Mary's College, Montreal. A lawyer, he practised in DeLorimier, near Montreal. He was elected to the House of Commons for

St. Johns—Iberville St. Johns—Iberville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1935. This riding was created in 1892 from Iberville and St. John's ridings. It consisted of the tow ...

in the by-election called after his brother was appointed a judge. A

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, he was re-elected in

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1911 A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...

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, and

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. He resigned in 1922, when he accepted of an office of emolument under the Crown.

References

The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Demers, Marie 1871 births 1940 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Montérégie