Louis-Joseph Riopel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louis-Joseph Riopel

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1841

Place of Birth: Saint-Jacques, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 11-May-1915

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Louis-Joseph Riopel

  • Louis-Joseph Riopel (September 16, 1841 – May 11, 1915) was a lawyer, notary and political figure in Quebec.
  • He represented Bonaventure in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1881 to 1882 and Bonaventure in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1891 as a Conservative member. He was born in St-Jacques-L'Achigan, Canada East, the son of Louis Riopel and Julie Mercure.
  • Riopel was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption, then articled as a notary with Louis Archambeault, was qualified to practice in 1865 and set up practice in New Carlisle.
  • In 1875, he married Marie Louise Justine Robitaille, the daughter of a notary.
  • Riopel served as Superintendent of Colonization and Public Works for Bonaventure County from 1869 to 1873 and then crown lands agent from 1873 to 1880.
  • He went on to study law at the UniversitĂ© Laval and was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1880.
  • Riopel resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly in 1882 to run for a seat in the House of Commons.
  • He retired from politics in 1891.
  • Riopel was a director of the North West Central Railway and one of the promoters of the Baie-des-Chaleurs Railway.
  • He died in New Carlisle at the age of 73.

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