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Louis Julien Demers

Louis Julien Demers
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lévis
In office
1899–1905
Preceded byPierre Malcom Guay
Succeeded byLouis Auguste Carrier
Personal details
Born(1848-12-09)December 9, 1848
St-Romuald, Canada East
DiedApril 29, 1905(1905-04-29) (aged 56)
St-Romuald, Quebec
Political partyLiberal

Louis Julien Demers (December 9, 1848 – April 29, 1905) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Lévis in the House of Commons of Canada from 1899 to 1905 as a Liberal.[1]

He was born in St-Romuald, Canada East,[1] the son of Benjamin Demers and Felicite Carrier, and was educated at the Collège de Lévis. In 1883, he married Elmina Giroux.[2] Demers was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1899 by-election held after the death of Pierre Malcom Guay. He died in office at St-Romuald at the age of 56 after a long illness.[3]

Electoral record

1900 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Julien Demers 2,455
Conservative J.A. Dumontier 1,630
1904 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Julien Demers 2,642
Conservative Joseph Isaac Lavery 1,677
By-election on 22 March 1899

Guay's death, 19 February 1899

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Julien Demers acclaimed

References

  1. ^ a b Louis Julien Demers – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Magurn, AJ Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1901
  3. ^ Roy, PG Dates lévisiennes. Volume 5 (1933) pp. 7, 184


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