Louis Auguste Carrier

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Louis Auguste Carrier
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lévis
In office
1905–1911
Preceded byLouis Julien Demers
Succeeded byJoseph Boutin Bourassa
Personal details
Born(1858-05-24)May 24, 1858
Lévis, Canada East
DiedMarch 10, 1928(1928-03-10) (aged 69)
Political partyLiberal

Louis Auguste Carrier (May 24, 1858 – March 10, 1928) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Lévis, Canada East, the son of Antoine Carrier and Helen Sheppard, Carrier was educated at the college of Levis, the Quebec High School and the College of Poughkeepsie. In 1883, he was appointed a Director of the Quebec Central Railway. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral division of Lévis in a by-election held in 1905. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908. He did not run in 1911.

By-election on 6 June 1905

Demers' death, 29 April 1905

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Auguste Carrier acclaimed
1908 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Auguste Carrier 2,841
Liberal Joseph Boutin Bourassa 1,691

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