Elzéar Gérin Explained

Elzéar Gérin
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Maurice
Predecessor:Abraham Lesieur Desaulniers
Successor:Élie Lacerte
Term Start:1871
Term End:1875
Office2:Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Kennebec
Predecessor2:Joseph Gaudet
Successor2:Édouard-Louis Pacaud
Term Start2:1871
Term End2:1875
Birth Date:14 November 1843
Birth Place:Yamachiche, Canada East
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec
Party:Conservative
Profession:Lawyer
Parents:Antoine Gérin dit Lajoie and Amable Gélinas

Elzéar Gérin, (14 November 1843  - 18 August 1887), was a politician in Quebec, Canada.[1]

Elzéar was born on in Yamachiche, Mauricie and was an attorney by vocation. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly.

Federal Politics

He ran as a Conservative candidate in an 1868 by-election in the district of Saint-Maurice, but lost against another Conservative Élie Lacerte.

Provincial Politics

In 1871, Desaulniers became the Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Saint-Maurice. He did not run for re-election in 1875.

He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1882 and died in office.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elzéar Gérin - Assemblée nationale du Québec. 2021-08-01. www.assnat.qc.ca. fr.