Narcisse-Édouard Cormier, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Narcisse-Édouard Cormier

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 27-May-1847

Date of Death: 18-Feb-1906

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Narcisse-Édouard Cormier (May 27, 1847 – February 18, 1906) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec.
He represented Ottawa electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1887 as a Conservative. He was born in Saint-Calixte-de-Somerset, Canada East, the son of Olivier Cormier and Emmérence Beaubien.
Cormier lived in New Hampshire from 1861 until 1867, when he moved to Aylmer, Quebec and established himself there as a lumber merchant and grocer.
Cormier owned a sawmill in Aylmer and a lumber yard in Petawawa, Ontario.
He was chief fishing and game warden for west Quebec.
He also founded a zoo in Aylmer.
He was married twice: to Sophie-Agnès Bourgeau in 1869 and later to Mary Elizabeth Reilly.
Cormier was president of the school board and of the local Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society.
He served as mayor of Aylmer from 1884 to 1887 and was warden for Ottawa County in 1887.
Cormier defeated Alfred Rochon in 1886 to win a seat in the Quebec assembly but the election was overturned and Rochon defeated Cormier in elections held in 1887 and 1890.
Cormier died in Aylmer at the age of 57.