Louis-Tréfflé Dorais was a merchant and political figure in Quebec

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. He represented Nicolet

Nicolet (provincial electoral district)

Nicolet was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Montérégie region, the district was formed in 1867 and was later merged in 1973 with Yamaska to form Nicolet-Yamaska....

 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1883 to 1888 as an independent conservative.

He was born in Sainte-Martine

Sainte-Martine, Quebec

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, Lower Canada

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, the son of Léon Dorais and Félicité Lamagdelaine, and was educated there. He was an exporter and dealer in hay. In 1856, he married Marie-Louise-Elmire Poisson. Dorais was postmaster at Warwick

Warwick, Quebec

Warwick is a small town north east of Montreal, located in Arthabaska county, Quebec, Canada. The town was incorporated in 1861 and named after a city of the same name in England....

. In 1872, he moved to Saint-Grégoire

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. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1881, losing to Charles-Édouard Houde

Charles-Édouard Houde

Charles-Édouard Houde was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1876 to 1883 as a Conservative....

. After the election of Houde was overturned in 1883, Dorais defeated Houde in the by-election that followed. His election in 1886 was overturned by the Quebec Superior Court in 1888; he did not run in the by-election which followed. From 1888 to 1896, Dorais was director of public works for the federal government at Sorel. In 1896, he moved to Montreal

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; he died there at the age of 71 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery

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His daughter Corinne married Louis-Edmond Panneton

Louis-Edmond Panneton

Louis-Edmond Panneton was a lawyer, judge, educator and political figure in Quebec. He represented Sherbrooke in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1892 to 1900 as a Conservative....

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