Honoré Petit (January 26, 1847 – December 1, 1922) was a

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, lumberman and political figure in

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. He represented Chicoutimi-Saguenay from 1892 to 1912 as a

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and

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from 1912 to 1919 as a Liberal in the

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. He was born in Cap-Santé,

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, the son of Jean-Baptiste Petit and Marguerite Doré, and was educated at Cap-Santé, Neuville and

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. He worked for the Price lumber company for 26 years. Petit was mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-Chicoutimi and warden for Chicoutimi County. He was defeated by Onésime Côté when he ran for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1890. Petit was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1919. He died three years later in

at the age of 74.

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* Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec 1847 births 1922 deaths Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub