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Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville

Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville

Lawyer and political figure in Quebec


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

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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.

  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  • Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
  • Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville – Parliament of Canada biography

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