Herménégilde Boulay Explained

Herménégilde Boulay
Constituency Mp:Rimouski
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Jean Auguste Ross
Successor:Joseph-Émile-Stanislas-Émmanuel D'Anjou
Term Start:1911
Term End:1917
Birth Date:March 20, 1861
Birth Place:St. Donat, Canada East
Death Date:May 18, 1942
Nationality:British subject
Party:Conservative Party (1908–1917)
Unionist (1917–1921)
Conservative Party
Occupation:farmer
manufacturer
merchant
trader

Herménégilde Boulay (March 20, 1861 – May 18, 1942) was a Canadian politician, farmer, manufacturer, merchant and trader. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the historical Conservative Party in 1911 to represent the riding of Rimouski. He was defeated in the election of 1908, 1917, 1921 and 1930. The elections of 1917 and 1921 he contested in Matane.

Born in St. Donat, Canada West, Boulay served as mayor of Sayabec, Quebec, before entering federal politics.