Olivier-Maurice Augé (July 20, 1840 – June 22, 1897) was a Canadian politician. Born in

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, near

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, Augé was a lawyer before running unsuccessfully as the

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candidate in the 1890 Quebec election for the riding of Montréal no. 2. He was elected to the

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in 1892 and was defeated in

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* 1840 births 1897 deaths Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub