Charles-Eugène Pouliot (19 December 1856 – 24 June 1897) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Témiscouata in the

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from 1890 to 1892 and Témiscouata in the

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from 1896 to 1897 as a Liberal. He was born in

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, the son of Jean-Baptiste Pouliot and Sophronie Blais. Pouliot was educated at the

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and went on to study law at the

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. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1879 and set up practice in Rivière-du-Loup. Pouliot ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1887. In the same year, he was married to Stella-Anita Bertrand. He was defeated by Napoléon Rioux when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1892. He died in office in Fraserville at the age of 40. His son

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served in the House of Commons and Canadian senate. His nephew Camille-Eugène Pouliot also served as a member of the Quebec assembly.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pouliot, Charles-Eugene Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec 1856 births 1897 deaths People from Rivière-du-Loup Politicians from Bas-Saint-Laurent 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Université Laval alumni

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