Élie-Hercule Bisson (July 7, 1833 – May 28, 1907) was a notary and political figure in

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. He represented Beauharnois in the

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from 1873 to 1878, from 1886 to 1892 and from 1892 to 1889 as a Liberal member. He was born in Saint-Rémi,

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, the son of Alexis Bisson and Esther Lonctin. Bisson was educated at the Collège de Montréal and, after articling as a notary, was admitted to practice in 1860. He practised at Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague from 1860 to 1876. In 1861, he married Virginie Rapin. He was recorder for the town of Beauharnois, secretary for Beauharnois County and served as mayor of Beauharnois in 1894 and 1895. Bisson was a director for the Beauharnois Junction Railway. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1873 by-election held following the death of

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. Bisson was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1878. He was defeated by

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in 1892 but then was elected in a by-election held later that year after Plante's death. In 1898, he resigned his seat to become

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for Beauharnois district. He died in Beauharnois at the age of 73.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bisson, Elie-Hercule 1833 births 1907 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec