Henri-Gédéon Malhiot (March 22, 1840 – October 20, 1909) was a politician from

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, Canada.

Background

He was born on March 22, 1840, in

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, Centre-du-Quebec. He was a lawyer. He was married to Élizabeth-Eugénie Labarre in 1865 and to Louise Olivier in 1884.

Provincial Politics

He ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Nicolet in

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and as a

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candidate in the district of

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in an 1869

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. Each time he lost. He was elected in

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. He resigned from his seat to accept a position as Minister for Crown Lands in

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Boucher de Boucherville's

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. He was re-elected in an 1874

and in a 1875 general election. He also served as the

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House Leader from 1874 to 1876. He resigned in 1876.

Federal Politics

He ran as a

candidate in the district of

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, but lost.

Mayor of Trois-Rivières

Malhiot served as Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1885 to 1888.

Death

He died on October 20, 1909.

References

1840 births 1909 deaths Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Mayors of Trois-Rivières 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub