Hilaire Neveu (August 30, 1839 – July 10, 1913) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1889 to 1891 as a Nationalist/Liberal member. He was born in

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, the son of Gouzagne Neveu and Henriette Farley, and educated at the model school there. In 1867, he married Armeline Ducharme. He served twenty years as mayor of

Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. History In 1803, the geographic township of Kildare was proclaimed, named after Ki ...

, also serving as school commissioner and warden for Joliette County for 15 years.''Joliette illustré : numéro souvenir de ses noces d'or, 1843-1893'' (1893)
Gervais, A Neveu was defeated by

Édouard Guilbault Édouard Guilbault (April 18, 1834 – July 8, 1903) was a manufacturer, merchant and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Joliette in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1888 as a Conservative then independent Conser ...

in the 1887 federal election by a single vote; that election was appealed and Neveu won the by-election which followed in 1889. He was defeated by

Urbain Lippé Urbain Lippé (July 21, 1831 – December 20, 1896) was a Quebec notary and political figure. He represented Joliette in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a Conservative member. He was born in L'Assomption, Lower Canada, o ...

when he ran for reelection in 1891.

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