Louis Sylvestre was a farmer and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Berthier

Berthier (provincial electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1871 to 1878 and from 1886 to 1889 as a Liberal.

He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier

Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Quebec

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, Lower Canada

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, the son of Pierre Sylvestre and Josephte Rivard, dit Lavigne. He was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption and established a farm at Île-Dupas

La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Quebec

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. In 1848, he married Marie Plante. Sylvestre served on the local school board as commissioner, secretary and president. He was also mayor of Île-Dupas. Sylvestre was defeated by Joseph Robillard

Joseph Robillard

Joseph Robillard was a farmer, navigator, merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Berthier in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1886 as a Conservative....

 when he ran for reelection in 1878. He ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1882. He resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly in 1889 and represented Lanaudière division in the Legislative Council of Quebec

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 from 1890 to 1905. He died in Berthierville

Berthierville, Quebec

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 at the age of 81.

His grandson Armand Sylvestre

Armand Sylvestre (Quebec MP)

Armand Sylvestre was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Lake St. John from 1925 to 1930 and Lake St-John—Roberval from 1935 to 1945 in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member....

served in the Canadian House of Commons.