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About Louis Sylvestre
- Louis Sylvestre (February 12, 1832 – February 10, 1914) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec.
- He represented Berthier in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1878 and from 1886 to 1889 as a Liberal. He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Lower Canada, the son of Pierre Sylvestre and Josephte Rivard, dit Lavigne.
- He was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption and established a farm at Île-Dupas.
- In 1848, he married Marie Plante.
- Sylvestre served on the local school board as commissioner, secretary and president.
- He was also mayor of Île-Dupas.
- Sylvestre was defeated by Joseph Robillard when he ran for reelection in 1878.
- He ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1882.
- He resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly in 1889 and represented Lanaudière division in the Legislative Council of Quebec from 1890 to 1905.
- He died in Berthierville at the age of 81. His grandson Armand Sylvestre served in the Canadian House of Commons.
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