Louis-Trefflé Dorais

Louis-Trefflé Dorais (March 19, 1835 – January 2, 1907) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1883 to 1888 as an independent conservative.

He was born in Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada, the son of Léon Dorais and Félicité Lamagdelaine, and was educated there. He was an exporter and dealer in hay. In 1856, he married Marie-Louise-Elmire Poisson. Dorais was postmaster at Warwick. In 1872, he moved to Saint-Grégoire. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1881, losing to Charles-Édouard Houde. After the election of Houde was overturned in 1883, Dorais defeated Houde in the by-election that followed. His election in 1886 was overturned by the Quebec Superior Court in 1888; he did not run in the by-election which followed. From 1888 to 1896, Dorais was director of public works for the federal government at Sorel. In 1896, he moved to Montreal; he died there at the age of 71 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

His daughter Corinne married Louis-Edmond Panneton.

References

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.