Joseph Demers (Quebec MLA), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Laurierville, Quebec, Canada
About Joseph Demers (Quebec MLA)
- Joseph Demers (November 11, 1861 – August 16, 1936) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Born in Sainte-Julie (Laurierville), Canada East, the son of Édouard Demers and Olympe Rousseau, Demers was educated in Sainte-Julie.
- He started clerking in 1877 until 1883 when he opened a general store in Thetford Mines.
- He was a councillor from 1890 till 1893, mayor from 1893 to 1895, and alderman from 1903 to 1905.
- He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Mégantic in the 1912 election.
- A Liberal, he did not run in the 1916 election.
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