Olivier J. LeBlanc (November 27, 1830 – December 14, 1919) was a

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politician of

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descent. Born in

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, the son of Joseph LeBlanc and Victorie B. Girouard, LeBlanc was educated at Common Schools. A farmer, he was elected to the

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in 1882. His election in 1882 was protested but he was reelected in a by-election held later that year. Leblanc subsequently was a

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in the Executive Council from 1889 to 1891. He ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1891 and was then named to the

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. LeBlanc was first elected to the

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for the riding of

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in the general elections of 1900. A

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, he was re-elected in

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and

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Electoral record

References

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'', JA Gemmill

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1830 births 1919 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Politicians of Acadian descent People from Westmorland County, New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLCs {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub