Jean-Baptiste Guèvremont
Politician
1826 – 1896
Who was Jean-Baptiste Guèvremont?
Jean-Baptiste Guévremont was a farmer, political figure in Canada East and a member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1896.
He was born at Isle-Dupas in Lower Canada in 1826. He became a farmer near Sorel in 1851. He was elected to the 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada in 1854 representing Richelieu. In 1858, he was elected to the Legislative Council representing Sorel division; the election was declared invalid in 1860 but he was re-elected in a by-election in the same year. In 1867, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada; he resigned in July 1896. In 1891, he served as mayor of Sorel.
He died at Sorel in 1896.
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- Born
- Sep 4, 1826
- Also known as
- Jean-Baptiste Guevremont
- Nationality
- Canada
- Died
- Dec 5, 1896
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on July 23, 2013
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