Édouard-Onésiphore Martin (September 6, 1841 – November 4, 1889) was a lumber merchant and political figure in

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. He represented

Rimouski Rimouski ( ; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski, whose motto is ''Legi patrum fidelis'' (Faithful to ...

in the

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from 1886 to 1889 as a Liberal. He was born in

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, the son of Henry Martin and Marie-Louise Dessein, dit Saint-Pierre. Martin was educated at the

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and at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. He owned sawmills at

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and Lac Trois-Saumons. Martin was a contractor on the

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from 1870 to 1874. He served in the militia reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He died in office at Rimouski at the age of 48. His brother Alphonse-Fortunat Martin served in the Manitoba legislative assembly.

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* Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 1841 births 1889 deaths People from Rimouski Politicians from Bas-Saint-Laurent 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub