Pierre Delorme (de L'Orme) (ca October 1, 1832 – November 10, 1912) was a Métis fur trader, businessman, farmer and political figure. He represented

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in the House of Commons of Canada during the

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as a

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member from 1871 to 1872. He also represented St. Norbert South in the

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from 1870 to 1874 and St. Norbert from 1878 to 1879. One of his great-grandchildren is best-selling Métis author George R. D. Goulet. The Provincial Road 210 bridge over the Red River near St. Adolphe is named after Pierre Delorme.

Life

He was born in St. Boniface,

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in 1832 to Joseph Amable Fafard dit Delorme and Josephte Bellisle. He worked for the

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at Swan River from 1852 to 1856. In 1854, he was married to Adélaïde Millet dit Beauchemin, daughter of André Millet dit Beauchemin and Madeleine Ducharme. After that, he settled on a farm near Pointe-Coupée ( St. Adolphe). He was a member of the provisional government established by

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and captured Major

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, Thomas Scott, and others when they attempted to take over

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(now

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). He left Riel's government after Boulton was sentenced to be executed. In 1870, he was named a

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. In 1871, he was part of a group of volunteers organized to defend

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against the Fenian raids. Delorme promoted Louis Riel as a candidate for

in 1872, when Riel stepped aside for Sir

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, and 1873. He was named hay commissioner in 1873 and served on the Council of the North-West Territories from 1873 to 1875. He was named

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and president of the executive council for Manitoba in 1878. Even after he left politics, Delorme lobbied for amnesty for Riel and for Métis land rights. Delorme died at

St. Adolphe, Manitoba St. Adolphe, or Saint Adolphe, originally called Pointe-Coupée, is a community in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot, Manitoba, Canada. It is located along the east bank of the Red River, approximately south of Winnipeg. It was named after Adol ...

in 1912.

References

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Delorme, Pierre 1823 births 1912 deaths Businesspeople from Winnipeg People from Saint Boniface, Winnipeg Politicians from Winnipeg Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories People of the Fenian raids Métis politicians Métis fur traders Canadian fur traders Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba Indigenous Members of the House of Commons of Canada Members of the Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia Canadian Métis people Goulet family