Avila-Gonzague Bourbonnais
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Avila-Gonzague Bourbonnais (October 17, 1859 – April 4, 1902) was a civil servant and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Soulanges
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1886 to 1892 as a Parti national member and from 1892 to 1902 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Saint-Clet
, Canada East
, the son of Michel Bourbonnais and Angèle Houle, and was educated at the Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse and the Université Laval
. Bourbonnais was the registrar for the Ministry of Public Works and Agriculture. In 1884, he married Marie-Rose-Délia Lefebvre. He died in office in Quebec City
at the age of 42 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
in Montreal
.
His brother Augustin
served in the Canadian House of Commons.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Soulanges
Soulanges (provincial electoral district)
Soulanges is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 2001 from parts of Salaberry-Soulanges and Vaudreuil. It includes the municipalities of Rigaud, Pointe-Fortune, Saint-Lazare, Saint-Polycarpe,...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1886 to 1892 as a Parti national member and from 1892 to 1902 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Saint-Clet
Saint-Clet, Quebec
Saint-Clet is a municipality located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality within the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,725.-Population:Population trend-Language:...
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, the son of Michel Bourbonnais and Angèle Houle, and was educated at the Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse and the Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
. Bourbonnais was the registrar for the Ministry of Public Works and Agriculture. In 1884, he married Marie-Rose-Délia Lefebvre. He died in office in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
at the age of 42 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Founded in 1854, Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a 343-acre cemetery located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The entrance and the grounds run along a part of chemin Côte-des-Neiges and up the slopes of Mount Royal...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
His brother Augustin
Augustin Bourbonnais
Augustin Bourbonnais was a Canadian physician and politician.Born in Saint-Clet, Soulanges County, Canada East, the son of Michel Bourbonnais and Angèle Houle, Bourbonnais was educated at the Seminary of Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, where he graduated a B.A. in 1872. He studied medicine at Laval...
served in the Canadian House of Commons.