Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière
- Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière (July 24, 1842 – September 20, 1925) was a Canadian politician and journalist. Born in Montreal, Canada East, the son of Abraham C.
- Larivière and Adelaide Marcil, he was educated at the Collège Saint-Marie and the Montreal School of Military Instruction there.
- In 1867, he married Marie Melvina Bourdeau.
- Larivière served in the militia in both Quebec and Manitoba.
- He was president of the Quebec Board of Arts and Manufactures.
- Larivière served in the Dominion Lands Office at Winnipeg from 1871 to 1875.
- He was a special correspondent for La Minerve in Montreal and later became chief editor for Le Manitoba.
- In 1874, he was named a justice of the peace for Selkirk County.Larivière ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Manitoba assembly in 1874.
- He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1878 to 1888 and served as Provincial Secretary, Minister of Agriculture, Provincial Treasurer, and Provincial Lands Commissioner.
- In an 1889 by-election held after Joseph Royal was named lieutenant-governor for the Northwest Territories, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Provencher.
- A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1891, 1896, and 1900.
- He was defeated in 1904 and 1908.
- In 1911, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Provencher, Manitoba on the advice of Robert Borden.
- He served until 1917. He also served as president of the Selkirk County Agricultural Society and superintendent of Catholic schools.
- Larivière was a director of the Commercial Bank of Manitoba and the Red River Bridge Company.
- He was founder and first president for the Association Jean-Baptiste du Manitoba.
- He founded La Société de Colonisation du Manitoba in 1874 and was its first president.
- He also served on the council for the University of Manitoba.Larivière died in St.
- Boniface at the age of 83.
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