Félix-Hyacinthe Lemaire | |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Mille-Isles |
Successor: | Jean-Baptiste Lefebvre de Villemure |
Term Start: | 1867 |
Term End: | 1879 |
Birth Date: | 16 March 1808 |
Birth Place: | mission of Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes (parish of Oka), Lower Canada |
Death Place: | Saint-Benoit (Deux-Montagnes County), Quebec |
Party: | Conservative |
Félix-Hyacinthe Lemaire (March 16, 1808December 17, 1879), was a political figure in Quebec.
He was born in Lac des Deux-Montagnes near Oka, the son of a carpenter and his wife. Lamaire became a notary in 1836 and was appointed agent of the Seminary of St. Sulpice. He served as a Major in the local militia and was a clerk to the circuit court. He served as mayor of Deux-Montagnes before being named to the Legislative Council of Quebec as a Conservative representing the district of Mille-Isles on November 2, 1867. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Council from 1874 to 1876. He continued as a Legislative Councillor until he died in office in 1879.
In January 1837, Lemaire married Luce Barcelo, who survived him. They had one son and one daughter.[1]