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Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville
Mayor of Trois-Rivières
In office
1863–1865
Preceded byJoseph-Édouard Turcotte
Succeeded bySévère Dumoulin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Trois-Rivières
In office
1865–1866
Preceded byJoseph-Édouard Turcotte
Succeeded byInstitution abolished
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Trois-Rivières
In office
1867–1868
Succeeded byWilliam McDougall
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières
In office
1867–1868
Succeeded bySévère Dumoulin
Personal details
Born(1825-08-12)August 12, 1825
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
DiedAugust 1, 1869(1869-08-01) (aged 43)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Political partyConservative

Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville, QC (August 12, 1825 – August 1, 1869) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Trois-Rivières in the House of Commons of Canada.

Early background

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He was born in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada on August 12, 1825. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1849.

Before 1867

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Boucher de Niverville was the Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1863 to 1865.

He was elected as a member of the Parti bleu to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Trois-Rivières in an 1865 by-election. He succeeded Joseph-Édouard Turcotte who had recently died. Boucher de Niverville spoke in the Assembly in favour of the Quebec Resolutions in 1865.

After 1867

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After the British North America Act of 1867 was enacted, Boucher de Niverville joined the Conservative Party. The district of Trois-Rivières elected him to both the House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. He was also appointed to the Queen's Counsel.

After retirement from politics

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In 1868, he retired from politics and accepted the post of sheriff for the district of Trois-Rivières.

He died in Trois-Rivières on August 1, 1869, after suffering from lung disease.

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  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  • Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
  • Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville – Parliament of Canada biography