Louis Auguste Olivier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Berthierville, Quebec, Canada
About Louis Auguste Olivier
- Louis Auguste Olivier (November 1, 1816 – September 18, 1881) was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.
- He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for De Lanaudière division from 1867 to 1873. He was born in Berthier-en-Haut, Lower Canada in 1816, the grandson of Louis Olivier, and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet.
- He was admitted to the bar in 1839 and set up practice at Berthier-en-Haut.
- He helped establish the newspaper Écho des campagnes there in 1846.
- In 1864, he was named Queen's Counsel.
- He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Lanaudière division in an 1863 by-election and served until Confederation, when he was named to the Senate.
- In 1873, he resigned to accept an appointment as puisne judge in the Quebec Superior Court for Joliette district. He died at Joliette, Quebec in 1881. His daughter Louise married Henri-Gédéon Malhiot, who was a member of the Quebec assembly, mayor of Trois-Rivières and judge in the Quebec Superior Court.
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