Séraphin Cherrier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
About Séraphin Cherrier
- Séraphin Cherrier (November 7, 1762 – June 13, 1843) was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada.
- He represented Richelieu in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1815 to 1820. He was born in Longueuil, the son of François-Pierre Cherrier and Marie Dubuc, and was educated at the Collège Saint-Raphaël in Montréal.
- He practised medicine at Saint-Denis where he was also in business.
- Cherrier was choirmaster there from 1813 to 1819.
- In 1785, he married Marie-Louise Loubet.
- Cherrier was elected to the assembly in an 1815 by-election held after the results of the 1814 election were declared invalid.
- He did not run for reelection in 1820.
- He died at Saint-Denis at the age of 80. His brother Benjamin-Hyacinthe-Martin and his nephew Côme-Séraphin Cherrier also served in the assembly.
- His sister Rosalie married Joseph Papineau and his sister Périne-Charles married Denis Viger.
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