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Pierre Basile Benoit
Source: Library and Archives Canada

Pierre Basile Benoit (October 8, 1837 – November 11, 1910) was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Chambly in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874 and from 1876 to 1886.^[1]

He was born in Longueuil, Lower Canada in 1837^[1], the son of Laurent Benoit^[2], and educated at St. Hyacinthe.^[3] Benoit, who farmed near Saint-Hubert, married Josephine Sicotte. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1871.^[2] 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.^[3] In 1905, he was named Inspector of Dominion Stores for the Chambly Canal.^[2]

Benoit died in Saint-Hubert at the age of 73.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^ ^a ^b The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1882, CH Mackintosh

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[parl-0] Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament

[johnson-1] Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

[macintosh-2] The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1882, CH Mackintosh

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