William LeBoutillier Fauvel (January 5, 1850 – February 8, 1897) was a merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1891 to 1897 as a

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member.

Biography

He was born in Percé,

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, the son of John Fauvel and Henriette-Marie Le Boutillier, both originally from

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, and was educated in Jersey.''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'', AJ Gemmill
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trade with his father and, with his older brothers, John Bertram and George Philip, took over the business when his father retired in 1879. He settled at

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. Fauvel married Emma Du Heaume in 1881. In 1886, he became interim manager for Le Boutillier Brothers on behalf of its creditors and decided to purchase the business with other partners. Fauvel served as mayor of New Carlisle and was vice-consul for

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at Paspébiac. He was also president of the Agricultural Society for Bonaventure. With the support of Quebec premier

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, Fauvel was elected in the Bonaventure riding in the 1891 federal election. Fauvel also served as campaign manager for

François-Xavier Lemieux François-Xavier Lemieux (9 February 1811 – 16 May 1864) was a French Canadian lawyer and politician. He was born at Pointe-Lévy in 1811 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled in law, was called to the bar in 1839 and ...

when Lemieux ran for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1894. Fauvel was reelected in 1896 but died in office at Paspébiac the following year at the age of 47.

References

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