Noé Chevrier Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon.
Noé E. (Noah) Chevrier
Office:Senator for Winnipeg, Manitoba
Appointed:Wilfrid Laurier
Term Start:January 18, 1909
Term End:October 9, 1911
Birth Date:27 April 1846
Birth Place:Rigaud, Canada East
Party:Liberal

Noé E. (Noah) Chevrier (April 27, 1846  - October 9, 1911) was a clothier, furrier and political figure in Manitoba, Canada. He sat for Winnipeg division in the Senate of Canada from 1909 to 1911.

He was born in Rigaud, Canada East, the son of Alexandre Gauthier and Mathilde Chevrier, and was educated there. He worked in his father's clothing business in Ottawa and then, in 1881, went to Winnipeg where he established a business, Le Magasin Bleu (also known as The Blue Store), in partnership with A. Chevrier. Chevrier was married twice: to Isabella Johnston in 1880 and later to Agnes McMillan after his first wife's death in 1884.

He died in office in Ottawa at the age of 65.[1]

His son Horace served in the Manitoba assembly.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Noé (Noah) Chevrier (1846-1911) . Manitoba Historical Society . 2009-07-31.
  2. Web site: "Dollee" Chevrier (1878-1948): A Franco-Manitoban Suffragette and "Modern" Woman . Manitoba Historical Society . 2009-07-31.