Élie Lacerte
Élie Lacerte (November 21, 1821 – April 24, 1898) was a physician and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Saint Maurice in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1868 to 1874 and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1875 to 1878.
Élie Lacerte | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Maurice | |
| In office 1868–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers |
| Succeeded by | Charles Gérin-Lajoie |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Maurice | |
| In office 1875–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Elzéar Gérin |
| Succeeded by | François-Sévère Lesieur Desaulniers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1821 Yamachiche, Lower Canada |
| Died | April 24, 1898 (aged 76) Yamachiche, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
He was born in Saint-Sévère in 1821. He studied at the college at Nicolet and at Harvard University. In 1847, he was licensed to practice medicine and entered practice at Yamachiche. Lacerte was also postmaster there. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1868 by-election after Louis Léon Lesieur Desaulniers resigned his seat. He was defeated in Saint Maurice during the federal general election of 1874, then elected to the provincial assembly in 1875 in the electoral district of the same name. He served as land agent for Saint Maurice from 1887 to 1898.
He died in Yamachiche in 1898.
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Élie Lacerte – Parliament of Canada biography