Louis-Trefflé Dorais
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Louis-Trefflé Dorais (March 19, 1835 – January 2, 1907) was a merchant and political figure in
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. He represented Nicolet in the
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from 1883 to 1888 as an independent conservative. He was born in Sainte-Martine,
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, the son of Léon Dorais and Félicité Lamagdelaine, and was educated there. He was an exporter and dealer in hay. In 1856, he married Marie-Louise-Elmire Poisson. Dorais was postmaster at
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. In 1872, he moved to Saint-Grégoire. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1881, losing to
Charles-Édouard Houde Charles-Édouard Houde (December 18, 1823 – November 23, 1912) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1876 to 1883 as a Conservative. He was born in Rivière-du-L ...
. After the election of Houde was overturned in 1883, Dorais defeated Houde in the by-election that followed. His election in 1886 was overturned by the Quebec Superior Court in 1888; he did not run in the by-election which followed. From 1888 to 1896, Dorais was director of public works for the federal government at Sorel. In 1896, he moved to
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; he died there at the age of 71 and was buried in the
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. His daughter Corinne married Louis-Edmond Panneton. After his death in 1907, he was entombed at the
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery (, ) 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 along a part of Côte-des-Neiges Ro ...
in Montreal.


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* 1835 births 1907 deaths Independent MNAs in Quebec Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-MNA-stub