Simon-Xavier Cimon (December 4, 1829 – June 26, 1887) was a businessman and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1881 to 1887. He was born in La Malbaie,

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in 1829 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He became a building contractor and built the parliament buildings at

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in 1878. Cimon established a

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at La Malbaie during the 1880s. With Edmund James Flynn, he owned the ''Journal de Québec''. In 1884, he helped establish a weekly newspaper ''L'Écho des Laurentides'' at La Malbaie. He died at La Malbaie of

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in 1887 while still in office. His son Simon succeeded him in the House of Commons as representative for Charlevoix. His brother Cléophe had represented Charlevoix in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada.

References

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''La presse régionale. Plus d'un siècle d'histoire dans Charlevoix''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cimon, Simon-Xavier 1829 births 1887 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada