Ulysse-Janvier Robillard
Ulysse-Janvier Robillard (1826 – January 1, 1900) was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada, later Quebec, Canada. He represented Beauharnois in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1878 as an Independent Conservative.[1]
Ulysse-Janvier Robillard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beauharnois | |
| In office 1872–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Cayley |
| Succeeded by | Michael Cayley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1826 Ste-Geneviève, Lower Canada |
| Died | January 1, 1900 |
| Political party | Independent Conservative |
He was born in Ste-Geneviève, Lower Canada,[1] the son of Joseph Robillard, and was educated there.[2] Robillard was mayor of Beauharnois from 1864 to 1866.[1] He was a produce and grain merchant[2] in Beauharnois. Robillard was married twice: first to Eulalie Paiement and then to Marie-Virginie Lanaud in 1871. He died in Montreal at the age of 74.[3]
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent Conservative | Ulysse-Janvier Robillard | 854 | ||||||
| Conservative | Michael Cayley | 764 | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent Conservative | Ulysse-Janvier Robillard | 711 | ||||||
| Unknown | M. Branchaud | 346 | ||||||
| Conservative | Désiré Girouard | 314 | ||||||
References
- Ulysse-Janvier Robillard – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1878, CH Mackintosh
- Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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