Louis-Trefflé Dorais (March 19, 1835 – January 2, 1907) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1883 to 1888 as an independent conservative.
Louis-Trefflé Dorais | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet | |
| In office 1883–1888 | |
| Preceded by | Charles-Édouard Houde |
| Succeeded by | Honoré Brunelle Tourigny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1835 Sainte-Martine, near Châteauguay, Lower Canada |
| Died | January 2, 1907 (aged 71) Montreal, Quebec |
| Resting place | Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery |
| Political party | Independent |
He was born in Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada, 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. In 1872, he moved to Saint-Grégoire. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1881, losing to Charles-Édouard Houde. 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; he died there at the age of 71 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
His daughter Corinne married Louis-Edmond Panneton. After his death in 1907, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[1]
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.