Benjamin-Henri Le Moine (August 15, 1811 – April 18, 1875) was a banker and political figure in
Canada East
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. He represented
Huntingdon
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in the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the Parliament of the Province of Canada. The Province of Canada consisted of the former province of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East (now Quebec), and Upper Canada ...
from 1844 to 1848.
He was born in
Quebec City
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, the son of Benjamin Le Moine and Julia Ann MacPherson, and apprenticed in business with C.A. Holt. Le Moine was a director of
La Banque du Peuple, founded in 1835 by
Jacob De Witt and
Louis-Michel Viger, and served as president of the bank from 1870 until he retired in 1872. In 1836, he married his cousin, Sophia Eliza MacPherson. He did not run for re-election to the assembly in 1848. Le Moine died, probably in
Montreal
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, at the age of 63.
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1811 births
1875 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East
Politicians from Quebec City