Alexis Rivard, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alexis Rivard

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1784

Date of Death: 08-Jul-1854

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Alexis Rivard

  • Alexis Rivard (November 21, 1784 – July 8, 1854) was a trader and political figure in Lower Canada.
  • He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1832 to 1834. He was born Alexis-Alexandre Rivard in Rivière-du-Loup-en-Haut, the son of François Rivard, dit Laglanderie and Marie-Ursule Ledroit.
  • He was a trader at Yamachiche and then seigneurial agent for Mitis.
  • He was elected to the legislative assembly in an 1832 by-election held after the elections of 1830 in Rimouski were declared invalid.
  • Rivard generally supported the Parti patriote and voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions.
  • Rivard was married twice: to Marie Guillet in 1811 and to Catherine Drapeau in 1831.
  • He died at Rimouski at the age of 69. Two brothers of his first wife, Valère and Louis, were also members of the legislative assembly.

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