Édouard-Onésiphore Martin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
About Édouard-Onésiphore Martin
- Édouard-Onésiphore Martin (September 6, 1841 – November 4, 1889) was a lumber merchant and political figure in Quebec.
- He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1889 as a Liberal. He was born in Rimouski, Canada East, the son of Henry Martin and Marie-Louise Dessein, dit Saint-Pierre.
- Martin was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière.
- He owned sawmills at Métis and Lac Trois-Saumons.
- Martin was a contractor on the Intercolonial Railway from 1870 to 1874.
- He served in the militia reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
- He died in office at Rimouski at the age of 48. His brother Alphonse-Fortunat Martin served in the Manitoba legislative assembly.
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