Olaüs Thérien Explained

Olaüs Thérien
Constituency Mp:Montcalm
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Firmin Dugas
Successor:Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas
Term Start:1887
Term End:1891
Birth Date:3 September 1860
Birth Place:Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Canada East
Party:Conservative

Olaüs Thérien (September 3, 1860  - December 31, 1929) was a Canadian lawyer, editor and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Montcalm in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1891 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Canada East, the son of Pierre Thérien and Claire Derouin, and was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Saint-Thérèse and Université Laval. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1885. Thérien was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1891.

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