Maurice Boisvert
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Preceded byRenaud Chapdelaine
Succeeded byPaul Comtois
Born18 February 1897
Pierreville, Quebec, Canada
Died23 February 1988 (aged 91)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Maurice Boisvert | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nicolet—Yamaska | |
| In office June 1949 – June 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Renaud Chapdelaine |
| Succeeded by | Paul Comtois |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1897 Pierreville, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 23 February 1988 (aged 91) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Pauline LaBel (m. 21 April 1924)[1] |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Maurice Boisvert (18 February 1897 – 23 February 1988) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal Party in the 1949 election to represent the riding of Nicolet—Yamaska defeating Progressive Conservative MP Renaud Chapdelaine who had won an upset by-election victory earlier that year.[1] Boisvert was re-elected in 1953.
He was born in 1897, the son of Adelard and Laura (née Cartier) Boisvert.[1] He attended Nicolet College and Laval University, receiving his B.A. cum laude in 1918 from the latter.[1]
Boisvert died on 23 February 1988 at Ottawa, aged 91.[2]
