Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville explained

Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville should not be confused with Joseph Boucher de Niverville.

Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville
Office1:Mayor of Trois-Rivières
Predecessor1:Joseph-Édouard Turcotte
Successor1:Sévère Dumoulin
Term Start1:1863
Term End1:1865
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Trois-Rivières
Predecessor2:Joseph-Édouard Turcotte
Successor2:Institution abolished
Term Start2:1865
Term End2:1866
Parliament3:Canadian
Successor3:William McDougall
Term Start3:1867
Term End3:1868
Office4:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières
Successor4:Sévère Dumoulin
Term Start4:1867
Term End4:1868
Birth Date:12 August 1825
Birth Place:Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Death Place:Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Party:Conservative

Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville, (August 12, 1825  - August 1, 1869) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Trois-Rivières in the House of Commons of Canada.

Early background

He was born in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada on August 12, 1825. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1849.

Before 1867

Boucher de Niverville was the Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1863 to 1865.

He was elected as a member of the Parti bleu to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Trois-Rivières in an 1865 by-election. He succeeded Joseph-Édouard Turcotte who had recently died. Boucher de Niverville spoke in the Assembly in favour of the Quebec Resolutions in 1865.

After 1867

After the British North America Act of 1867 was enacted, Boucher de Niverville joined the Conservative Party. The district of Trois-Rivières elected him to both the House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. He was also appointed to the Queen's Counsel.

After retirement from politics

In 1868, he retired from politics and accepted the post of sheriff for the district of Trois-Rivières.

He died in Trois-Rivières on August 1, 1869, after suffering from lung disease.

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