Rémi Raymond, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Rémi Raymond

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1811

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1891

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Rémi Raymond (December 5, 1811 – July 15, 1891) was a businessman, farmer and political figure in Quebec.
He represented St.
Hyacinthe in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1866. He was born Augustin-Rémi Raymond in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, the son of Joseph Raymond and Louise Cartier, and was educated at Saint-Hyacinthe college.
Raymond was a founding director of the Banque de Saint-Hyacinthe and of the Compagnie d'imprimerie de Saint-Hyacinthe, which printed the Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe.
He was married three times: to Héloïse Bouthillier in 1838; to Sophie Lapart in 1850; and finally to Emma Birs in 1870.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in an 1863 by-election held after Louis-Victor Sicotte was named a judge.
Raymond ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1867.
He died in Saint-Hyacinthe at the age of 79. His sister Adèle married Augustin-Norbert Morin.