Louis Alphonse Boyer | |
Constituency Mp: | Maskinongé |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Predecessor: | George Caron |
Successor: | Frédéric Houde |
Term Start: | 1872 |
Term End: | 1878 |
Birth Date: | 31 May 1839 |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Lower Canada |
Nationality: | British subject |
Party: | Liberal Party |
Occupation: | businessman lumber merchant |
Louis-Alphonse Boyer (May 31, 1839 – May 29, 1916) was a Quebec merchant and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1878.
He was born in Montreal, the son of Louis Boyer and Aurélie Mignault,[1] and was educated at the Chambly and Jesuit Colleges.[2] Boyer was the head of a lumber firm and a director of the Royal Canadian Insurance Company and of La Banque Ville Marie.[3] He also served as mayor of St-Lambert. In 1865, he married Alphonsine Meilleur, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Meilleur.[2] Boyer ran unsuccessfully in the federal riding of Jacques Cartier in 1904. Boyer operated a model farm in St-Lambert. He was flour inspector for Montreal from 1878 to 1888.[1]
His brother Arthur was a member of the Quebec assembly and the Canadian senate.