Louis Julien Demers

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

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]

References

  1. 1 2 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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