Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers

Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Saint-Maurice
In office
1854–1863
Preceded byJoseph-Édouard Turcotte
Succeeded byCharles Gérin-Lajoie
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Saint-Maurice
In office
1867–1868
Preceded byDistrict established in 1867
Succeeded byÉlie Lacerte
In office
1878–1887
Preceded byCharles Gérin-Lajoie
Succeeded byFrançois-Sévère Lesieur Desaulniers
Personal details
Born(1823-02-20)February 20, 1823
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
DiedOctober 31, 1896(1896-10-31) (aged 73)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyConservative

Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers (February 20, 1823 – October 31, 1896) was a Quebec physician and political figure. He represented Saint-Maurice in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1868 and from 1879 to 1887.

He was born in Yamachiche, Lower Canada in 1823, the son of François Lesieur Desaulniers, who represented Saint-Maurice in the legislative assemblies for Lower Canada and the Province of Canada. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, then went on to study medicine, first at Trois-Rivières and then at Harvard University, graduating in 1846. He returned to practice in Yamachiche. He was elected to represent Saint-Maurice in the Legislative Assembly of Canada in 1854, 1858 and 1861 as a member of the parti bleu, then was defeated in 1863. He was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament in 1867 but resigned in 1868 to become inspector for prisons and asylums in Quebec, later serving as president of that agency. Desaulniers also was an officer in the local militia. He died in Montreal in 1896.

His son Eugène Merrill was later a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

Electoral record

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Saint Maurice, 1867–1886

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1867 Canadian federal election: Saint-Maurice
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]
1878 Canadian federal election: Saint-Maurice
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers 811 52.59
Unknown S.J. Remington 731 47.41
1882 Canadian federal election: Saint-Maurice
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers 842 65.37
Unknown Pierre Lamy 446 34.63
1887 Canadian federal election: Saint-Maurice
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative François-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers 918 58.51
Liberal L.A. Lord 651 41.49
1891 Canadian federal election: Saint-Maurice
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative François-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers 894 54.41
Independent Conservative Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers 749 45.59

References

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  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  • Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers – Parliament of Canada biography
  1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.