Désiré Olivier Bourbeau Explained

Désiré Olivier Bourbeau
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Constituency Mp:Drummond—Arthabaska
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Wilfrid Laurier
Successor:Joseph Lavergne
Term Start:1877
Term End:1887
Birth Date:1834 9, df=yes
Birth Place:St-Pierre les Becquets, Lower Canada
Death Place:Arthabaska, Quebec
Nationality:British subject
Party:Conservative Party
Occupation:merchant

Désiré Olivier Bourbeau (21 September 1834  - 21 December 1900) was a Canadian politician and merchant.

The son of L. Bourbeau and Édesse Gauvreau, Bourbeau established himself as a merchant in Victoriaville. He married M.B. Bouchard. Bourbeau was a director of the Arthabaska Building Society, the Arthabaska Agricultural Society and the Mutual Insurance Company.[1] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1877 in a by-election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Drummond—Arthabaska. He was re-elected in 1878 and 1882. Besides his federal political career, he was also mayor of Arthabaska, Quebec.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.