Martin Jérôme (November 23, 1850 – July 22, 1936) was an

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-born Métis farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Carillon from 1888 to 1895 and from 1900 to 1903 in the

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as a

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. Born in Pembina, Minnesota Territory, he was educated at the Collège de Saint-Boniface. In 1871, he married Leocadie Carriere. Jérôme served as the first reeve for the

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. He was elected as an independent Liberal when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1892 and was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1896. Jérôme served for several years as a Canadian immigration agent in

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and

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. He died in St. Boniface.

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