Louis-Alphonse Boyer

Louis-Alphonse Boyer (May 31, 1839 – May 29, 1916) was a Quebec merchant and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1878.[1]

Louis Alphonse Boyer
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Maskinongé
In office
1872–1878
Preceded byGeorge Caron
Succeeded byFrédéric Houde
Personal details
Born(1839-05-31)May 31, 1839
Montreal, Lower Canada
DiedMay 29, 1916(1916-05-29) (aged 76)
NationalityBritish subject
Political partyLiberal
Occupationbusinessman
lumber merchant

He was born in Montreal,[1] the son of Louis Boyer and Aurélie Mignault,[2] and was educated at the Chambly and Jesuit Colleges.[3] Boyer was the head of a lumber firm and a director of the Royal Canadian Insurance Company and of La Banque Ville Marie.[4] He also served as mayor of St-Lambert.[1] In 1865, he married Alphonsine Meilleur, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Meilleur.[3] Boyer ran unsuccessfully in the federal riding of Jacques Cartier in 1904.[1] Boyer operated a model farm in St-Lambert. He was flour inspector for Montreal from 1878 to 1888.[2]

His brother Arthur was a member of the Quebec assembly and the Canadian senate.[1]

References
  1. Louis-Alphonse Boyer – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. Montreal : its history : to which is added biographical sketches ... (1875) Borthwick, JD p. 47
  4. The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877, CH Mackintosh


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