Charles-Eugène Pouliot Explained

Charles-Eugène Pouliot
Constituency Mp:Témiscouata
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Paul-Étienne Grandbois
Successor:Charles Arthur Gauvreau
Term Start:1896
Term End:1897
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Témiscouata
Predecessor2:Georges-Honoré Deschênes
Successor2:Napoléon Rioux
Term Start2:1890
Term End2:1892
Birth Date:19 December 1856
Birth Place:Fraserville (Rivière-du-Loup), Canada East
Death Place:Fraserville (Rivière-du-Loup), Quebec
Party:Liberal
Relations:Jean-Baptiste Pouliot, father
Camille-Eugène Pouliot, nephew
Children:Jean-François Pouliot

Charles-Eugène Pouliot (December 19, 1856  - June 24, 1897) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Témiscouata in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1890 to 1892 and Témiscouata in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1897 as a Liberal.

He was born in Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East, the son of Jean-Baptiste Pouliot and Sophronie Blais. Pouliot was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and went on to study law at the Université Laval. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1879 and set up practice in Rivière-du-Loup. Pouliot ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1887. In the same year, he was married to Stella-Anita Bertrand. He was defeated by Napoléon Rioux when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1892. He died in office in Fraserville at the age of 40.

His son Jean-François Pouliot served in the House of Commons and Canadian senate. His nephew Camille-Eugène Pouliot also served as a member of the Quebec assembly.

Archives

There is a Charles-Eugène Pouliot fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[1] Archival reference number is MG27-IIE7.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles-Eugène Pouliot fonds, Library and Archives Canada.