Damase Parizeau (1841 – October 23, 1915) was a farmer, carpenter, lumber merchant and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1892 to 1897 as a

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. His name also appears as Damase Dalpé dit Parizeau. He was born in

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, the son of Antoine Dalpé dit Parizeau and Aglaée Myette, and was educated there. In 1864, Parizeau married Marie-Geneviève Chartrand. He was president of the Workmen's Benefit Association. Parizeau helped found the Chambre de commerce in

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for French-speaking businessmen in the city in 1886 and served as its president. He also served as president of the agricultural society for Chambly County. He was defeated by

Henri-Benjamin Rainville Henri-Benjamin Rainville (; April 5, 1852 – August 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec. Born in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Quebec, the son of Felix Rainville, a farmer ...

when he ran for reelection in 1897. He died in Montreal at the age of 74 and was buried in the

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Family

Parizeau was the great-grandfather of

Jacques Parizeau Jacques Parizeau (; August 9, 1930June 1, 2015) was a Canadian politician and economist who served as the 26th premier of Quebec from September 26, 1994, to January 29, 1996. Early life and career Parizeau was born in Montreal, Quebec, the s ...

References

* People from Boucherville Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs 1841 births 1915 deaths Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub