Tancrède Boucher de Grosbois (November 6, 1846 – September 30, 1926) was a physician and political figure in

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. He represented Shefford in the

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from 1888 to 1892 and from 1897 to 1903 as a

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. He was born in Chambly,

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, the son of Dr. Charles-Henri Boucher de Grosbois and Émilie-Magdeleine Boucher de Boucherville, the daughter of

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Pierre-Amable Boucher de Boucherville. Boucher de Grosbois was educated privately, then at the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe and

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. He received his qualifications as a doctor in 1868 and practised in

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, Saint-Bruno, Roxton Falls and Chambly. In 1870, he was married to Dorothée Bruneau. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Canadian House of Commons in 1872 and for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1881. Boucher de Grosbois was first elected in an 1888 by-election held after the death of Thomas Brassard and was reelected in 1890. He was defeated by

Adolphe-François Savaria Adolphe-François Savaria (May 21, 1848 – July 16, 1929) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Shefford in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1892 to 1897 as a Conservative. Early life He was born in Saint- ...

in 1892 and then was reelected in 1897. He resigned from politics in 1903 and returned to the practice of medicine. He was assistant medical director for the Hôpital Saint-Jean-de-Dieu in

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from 1918 to 1920. He died in Montreal at the age of 79 and was buried in the

Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery (french: Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges) is a rural cemetery located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada which was founded in 1854. The entrance and the grounds run a ...

. His uncle

Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville Sir Charles-Eugène-Napoléon Boucher de Boucherville (May 4, 1822 – September 10, 1915) was a Canadian politician and doctor. He twice served as the premier of Quebec. Personal life Boucher was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Descended ...

served as Quebec premier.

References

* Quebec Liberal Party MNAs People from Chambly, Quebec 1846 births 1926 deaths McGill University alumni French Quebecers Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub