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Pierre Basile Benoit (October 8, 1837 – November 11, 1910) was a
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farmer and political figure. He represented Chambly in the
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as a
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member from 1867 to 1874 and from 1876 to 1886. He was born in
Longueuil Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie, Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the South Shore (Montreal), south shore o ...
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in 1837, the son of Laurent Benoit, and educated at St. Hyacinthe. Benoit, who farmed near Saint-Hubert, married Josephine Sicotte. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1871. In 1886, he resigned his seat to accept the post of superintendent for the Chambly Canal. He was a member of the Agricultural Council of Quebec and served as president of the Chambly Agricultural Society. In 1905, he was named Inspector of Dominion Stores for the Chambly Canal. Benoit died in Saint-Hubert at the age of 73.


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1837 births 1910 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Longueuil 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub