Rémi-Séraphin Bourdages (December 25, 1799 – December 24, 1832) was a physician and political figure in

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. He represented Rouville in the

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from 1830 to 1832. He was born Jean-David Bourdages in Saint-Denis, Lower Canada, the son of

Louis Bourdages Louis Bourdages (July 6, 1764 – January 20, 1835) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born Louis-Marie Bourdages in Jeune-Lorette, Quebec in 1764, the son of Raymond Bourdages, an Acadian doctor and merchant. ...

and Louise-Catherine Soupiran, and was educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet. Bourdages went on to study medicine in

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and at

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. He was authorized to practise medicine in Lower Canada in 1818 and settled in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir. He served as

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and was a member of the board of medical examiners for Montreal district. In 1832, he married Marguerite Franchère, the sister of

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and

Timothée Franchère Timothée Franchère (c. 1790 – October 5, 1849) was a Canadien businessman and political figure. He was born around 1790. Franchère was a merchant at Saint-Mathias, Lower Canada. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812 and ...

. Bourdages died in office in Saint-Denis at the age of 32. His daughter Josephte married Joseph-Napoléon Poulin.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bourdages, Remi-Seraphin 1799 births 1832 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada New York University alumni