Joseph Demers (Quebec MLA)

Joseph Demers (November 11, 1861 – August 16, 1936) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.

Joseph Demers
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Mégantic
In office
1912–1916
Preceded byDavid Henry Pennington
Succeeded byLaureat Lapierre
Personal details
Born(1861-11-11)November 11, 1861
Sainte-Julie (Laurierville), Canada East
DiedAugust 16, 1936(1936-08-16) (aged 74)
Thetford Mines, Quebec
Political partyLiberal

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.

References

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  • "A cyclopædia of Canadian biography". Internet Archive.
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.