Louis Tellier

Louis Tellier
Louis Tellier
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for St. Hyacinthe
	In office; 1878–1882
Preceded by	Louis Delorme
Succeeded by	Michel Esdras Bernier
Personal details
Born	December 24, 1842; Berthier-en-Haut, Canada East
Died	June 17, 1935 (aged 92)
Political party	Conservative

Louis Tellier (December 24, 1842 – June 17, 1935) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.

Biography

Born in Berthier-en-Haut, Canada East, the son of Zephirin and Luce (Ferland) Tellier, Tellier completed his classical education at Joliette College in Joliette, Canada East. He studied law with Hon. Louis François Georges Baby, Joliette, and finished with Hon. Hubert W. Chagnon, in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1866, and practiced law in St. Hyacinthe. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1882. From 1863 to 1873, he was Deputy Prothonotary of the Superior Court, and Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court for the district. From 1873 to 1878 he was a Crown Attorney.

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for St. Hyacinthe in the 1878 election; he then defeated Honoré Mercier who was running for the Liberal Party. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1882 election.

In 1887, he was made a Judge of the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec for Saint-Hyacinthe district. In 1903, he was transferred to Montreal. Tellier retired from the bench in 1915.^[1]

In 1868, Tellier married Hermine Malhiot.^[2]

Louis Tellier is the brother of Sir Joseph-Mathias Tellier, who is the father of Maurice Tellier, and the grandfather of Paul Tellier. He is also a first cousin of Raymond Tellier, who is the grandfather of Luc-Normand Tellier.

Electoral record

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election: St. Hyacinthe
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Louis Delorme	acclaimed
Source: lop.parl.ca

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: St. Hyacinthe
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Louis Tellier	1,181
	Liberal	Honoré Mercier	1,175

References

The Canadian album : men of Canada; or, Success by example, in religion, patriotism, business, law, medicine, education and agriculture; containing portraits of some of Canada's chief business men, statesmen, farmers, men of the learned professions, and others; also, an authentic sketch of their lives; object lessons for the present generation and examples to posterity (Volume 2) (1891-1896)

^ Roy, PG Les juges de la province de Québec (1933) Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine p. 537
^ Mackintosh, CA The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1882

External links

Louis Tellier – Parliament of Canada biography

[1] Roy, PG Les juges de la province de Québec (1933) Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine p. 537

[2] Mackintosh, CA The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1882

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