Sévère Rivard
Canadian politician
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Sévère-Dominique Rivard (7 August 1834 – 4 February 1888) was a Canadian lawyer and politician, the Mayor of Montreal, Quebec between 1879 and 1881.
Sévère Rivard | |
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| 17th Mayor of Montreal | |
| In office 1879–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Louis Beaudry |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Louis Beaudry |
| Constituency | Saint-Jacques |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Alma | |
| In office 1886–1888 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Louis Beaudry |
| Succeeded by | Louis Tourville |
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| Born | 7 August 1834 |
| Died | 4 February 1888 (aged 53) |
| Spouse | Delphine Choquette (m. 1863) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
After an education at the Séminaire de Nicolet, Rivard apprenticed in law under Rodolphe Laflamme and Edmund Barnard, formally becoming a lawyer in 1859.
In 1870, Rivard was elected to city council at the Saint-Jacques ward and was re-elected to council in 1873. Between 1870 and 1877 he also served as a member of the city's Roman Catholic Board of School Commissioners. Rivard campaigned for mayor in 1879, defeating the allegedly undefeatable incumbent Jean-Louis Beaudry by a 290-vote margin. He ran unopposed in the 1880 election and enjoyed a second term as Mayor.
He was a member of the Legislative Council of Quebec from 1886 until his death.
Rivard died on 4 February 1888 after sustaining a case of "paralysis". He was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[1]
