Louis Sylvestre | |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Berthier |
Predecessor: | Louis-Joseph Moll |
Successor: | Joseph Robillard |
Term Start: | 1871 |
Term End: | 1878 |
Predecessor2: | Joseph Robillard |
Successor2: | Omer Dostaler |
Term Start2: | 1886 |
Term End2: | 1889 |
Office3: | Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for De Lanaudière |
Predecessor3: | Vincent-Paul Lavallée |
Successor3: | Jules Allard |
Term Start3: | 1890 |
Term End3: | 1905 |
Birth Date: | 12 February 1832 |
Birth Place: | Sainte-Genevière-de-Berthier, Lower Canada |
Death Place: | Berthierville, Quebec |
Party: | Liberal |
Relations: | Armand Sylvestre, grandson |
Louis Sylvestre (February 12, 1832 - February 10, 1914) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Berthier in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1878 and from 1886 to 1889 as a Liberal.
He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Lower Canada, the son of Pierre Sylvestre and Josephte Rivard, dit Lavigne. He was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption and established a farm at Île-Dupas. In 1848, he married Marie Plante. Sylvestre served on the local school board as commissioner, secretary and president. He was also mayor of Île-Dupas. Sylvestre was defeated by Joseph Robillard when he ran for reelection in 1878. He ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1882. He resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly in 1889 and represented Lanaudière division in the Legislative Council of Quebec from 1890 to 1905. He died in Berthierville at the age of 81.
His grandson Armand Sylvestre served in the Canadian House of Commons.