Cyrille-Émile Vaillancourt (March 20, 1848 – June 7, 1912) was a physician and political figure in

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. He represented Dorchester in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a

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member. He was born in

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. In 1872, he married Marie-Louise Larochelle. He set up practice at

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in 1873 and later served as mayor and then registrar for

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.''La Petite histoire des paroisses de la Fédération des cercles de fermières du district régional no 4 ...'' (1950)
pp. 544-5 Vaillancourt ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the House of Commons in 1896 and 1904. His son

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later served in the Canadian senate.

References

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

External links

Cyrille Émile Vaillancourt, Canadian historical portraits, Ville de Montréal
1848 births 1912 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Mayors of places in Quebec Nationalist MPs {{Quebec-mayor-stub