Louis-Alphonse Boyer (May 31, 1839 – May 29, 1916) was a

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merchant and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the

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as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1878. He was born in

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, the son of Louis Boyer and Aurélie Mignault, and was educated at the Chambly and Jesuit Colleges. Boyer was the head of a lumber firm and a director of the Royal Canadian Insurance Company and of La Banque Ville Marie. He also served as mayor of St-Lambert. In 1865, he married Alphonsine Meilleur, the daughter of

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. Boyer ran unsuccessfully in the federal riding of

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in 1904. Boyer operated a

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in St-Lambert. He was flour inspector for Montreal from 1878 to 1888. His brother

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was a member of the Quebec assembly and the Canadian senate.

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1839 births 1916 deaths Businesspeople from Montreal Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec Place of death missing Politicians from Montreal 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Quebec-mayor-stub