Désiré Olivier Bourbeau | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Drummond—Arthabaska |
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In office 1877 – 1887 |
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Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
Succeeded by | Joseph Lavergne |
Personal details | |
Born |
St-Pierre les Becquets, Lower Canada |
September 21, 1834
Died | December 21, 1900 Arthabaska, Quebec |
(aged 66)
Nationality | British subject |
Political party | Conservative Party |
Occupation | merchant |
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Désiré Olivier Bourbeau (September 21, 1834 – December 21, 1900) was a Canadian politician and merchant.
The son of L. Bourbeau and Édesse Gauvreau, Bourbeau established himself as a merchant in Victoriaville. He married M.B. Bouchard. Bourbeau was a director of the Arthabaska Building Society, the Arthabaska Agricultural Society and the Mutual Insurance Company. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1877 in a by-election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Drummond—Arthabaska. He was re-elected in 1878 and 1882. Besides his federal political career, he was also mayor of Arthabaska, Quebec.