Louis-Trefflé Dorais Explained

Louis-Trefflé Dorais
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet
Predecessor:Charles-Édouard Houde
Successor:Honoré Brunelle Tourigny
Term Start:1883
Term End:1888
Birth Date:19 March 1835
Birth Place:Sainte-Martine, near Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec
Resting Place:Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Party:Independent

Louis-Trefflé Dorais (March 19, 1835  - January 2, 1907) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1883 to 1888 as an independent conservative.

He was born in Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada, the son of Léon Dorais and Félicité Lamagdelaine, and was educated there. He was an exporter and dealer in hay. In 1856, he married Marie-Louise-Elmire Poisson. Dorais was postmaster at Warwick. In 1872, he moved to Saint-Grégoire. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1881, losing to Charles-Édouard Houde. After the election of Houde was overturned in 1883, Dorais defeated Houde in the by-election that followed. His election in 1886 was overturned by the Quebec Superior Court in 1888; he did not run in the by-election which followed. From 1888 to 1896, Dorais was director of public works for the federal government at Sorel. In 1896, he moved to Montreal; he died there at the age of 71 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

His daughter Corinne married Louis-Edmond Panneton. After his death in 1907, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société. Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery. Montreal. fr.