Olivier J. Leblanc

Olivier J. LeBlanc (November 27, 1830 December 14, 1919) was a Canadian politician of Acadian descent.

Olivier J. Leblanc
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Kent
In office
1900–1911
Preceded byGeorge Valentine McInerney
Succeeded byFerdinand Robidoux
Member of the Legislative Council of New Brunswick
In office
1891–1892
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Kent County
In office
1882–1891
Preceded byUrbain Johnson
Succeeded byAuguste Théophile Léger
Personal details
Born(1830-11-27)November 27, 1830
Memramcook, New Brunswick
DiedDecember 14, 1919(1919-12-14) (aged 89)
Political partyLiberal

Born in Memramcook, New Brunswick, the son of Joseph LeBlanc and Victorie B. Girouard, LeBlanc was educated at Common Schools. A farmer, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1882. His election in 1882 was protested but he was reelected in a by-election held later that year. Leblanc subsequently was a Minister without portfolio in the Executive Council from 1889 to 1891. He ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1891 and was then named to the Legislative Council of New Brunswick.

LeBlanc was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Kent in the general elections of 1900. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904 and 1908.

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