Christian Pozer Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon.
Christian Henry Pozer
Smallimage:Christian Pozer.jpg
Appointed:Alexander Mackenzie
Predecessor:Alexandre-René Chaussegros de Léry
Successor:Joseph Bolduc
Term Start:September 20, 1876
Term End:July 18, 1884
Constituency Mp2:Beauce
Parliament2:Canadian
Successor2:Joseph Bolduc
Term Start2:1867
Term End2:1876
Office3:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Beauce
Successor3:François-Xavier Dulac
Term Start3:1867
Term End3:1874
Birth Date:26 December 1835
Birth Place:manor-house in the seigneury of Aubert-Gallion in Beauce, Lower Canada
Death Place:Saint-Georges, Quebec
Party:Liberal
Otherparty:Quebec Liberal Party

Christian Henry Pozer (December 26, 1835  - July 18, 1884) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Born in St-Georges d'Aubert Gallion (now Saint-Georges), Beauce, Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of William Pozer and Ann Milbourne, he was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1860.

In 1863, he ran as a Liberal for the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the riding of Beauce and was defeated. He was elected in 1867 and re-elected in 1871. He resigned in 1874.

At the same time, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Beauce in 1867. A Liberal he was re-elected in 1872 and 1874.

He resigned from the House of Commons when he was appointed a Senator in 1876 representing the senatorial division of Lauzon, Quebec. He died in office in 1884 and was buried in the Pozer Cemetery in St-Georges-de-Beauce.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Garant, André. À L'OMBRE DU CLOCHER, La Fabrique St-Georges-de-Beauce, 1985,