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Pierre-Nérée Dorion
Pierre-Nérée Dorion (October 16, 1816 – 1874) was a land surveyor and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Drummond—Arthabaska in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1874 as a Liberal member.[1]
He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Lower Canada,[1] the son of Pierre-Antoine Dorion[2] and Genevieve Bureau,[3] and educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet. In 1846, he married Mary Ann Marler. Dorion was mayor of Grantham and also served as warden for Drummond County.[2]
His brother Antoine-Aimé Dorion also served in the House of Commons[1] and his brother Jean-Baptiste-Éric Dorion served in the assembly for the Province of Canada.
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Drummond—Arthabaska | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre-Nérée Dorion | 1,251 | ||||||
| Unknown | Tessier | 1,197 | ||||||
| Unknown | Griffin | 95 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[4] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b c Pierre-Nérée Dorion – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1873)
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. . Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.