Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1864

Place of Birth: Richelieu, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1915

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais

  • Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais (August 13, 1864 – August 8, 1915) was a Canadian lawyer, professor, politician. Born in Richelieu, Rouville County, Canada East, the son of Charles Gervais and Adele Monty, Gervais was educated at the "Petit Seminaire" of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir and Université Laval where he received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 1887 and a Doctor of Laws (LL.D) in 1889.
  • He was admitted to the Bar of the Province of Quebec on 13 January 1887 and created a Queen's Counsel in 1897. In 1896, he joined Université Laval as a Professor of International Law and Civil Procedure.
  • He practised law in partnership with Horace Archambault, former President of the Quebec Legislative Council and ex- Attorney-General, Henri-Benjamin Rainville, former Speaker of the Quebec Legislative Assembly, and Paul Rainville in the firm Rainville, Archambault, Gervais & Rainville. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Montreal electoral district of St.
  • James in a 1904 by-election called after the 1902 by-election was declared void.
  • A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904 and 1908.

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