Charles Eugene Boucher
Charles Eugene Boucher | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North-West Legislative Assembly for Batoche | |
| In office 1891–1898 | |
| Preceded by | Hilliard Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Charles Fisher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1864 St. François Xavier, Rupert's Land |
| Died | 1926 (aged 61–62) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Helene Letendre (m. 1886) |
| Occupation | farmer |
Charles Eugene Boucher (December 1, 1864 – February 1926) was a Canadian politician. He served on the North-West Legislative Assembly for Batoche from 1891 to 1898.
Early life
[edit]Charles Eugene Boucher was born December 1, 1864, to Jean Baptiste Boucher and Caroline Lesperance.[1][2] Boucher's maternal grandfather was voyageur Alexis Bonami.[1] On August 18, 1886, Boucher married Helene Letendre, the daughter of François-Xavier Letendre.[1]
Political life
[edit]Boucher contested the Batoche electoral district in the 1891 North-West Territories general election. He initially lost the election to Charles Nolin, who was subsequently removed from office by a court order after being found guilty of bribery and fraud.[3][4] Boucher was re-elected in the 1894 North-West Territories general election, defeating David Venne with 101 votes to 76.[4] In the 1898 North-West Territories general election Boucher was defeated by Charles Fisher, 76 votes to 54.[4]
Later life
[edit]Boucher moved to Montana and lived in the Musselshell River area from 1898 to 1908 before returning to Saskatchewan. Boucher died in February 1926 at the age of 61.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Barkwell, Lawrence J. (July 11, 2013). "BOUCHER, CHARLES EUGENE" (PDF). Gabriel Dumont Institute. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1897). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 401. ISBN 9781414401416.
- ^ Payment, Diane P. (1994). "Nolin, Charles". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ a b c Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan (2009). "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876–1905" (PDF). Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Mort subite de M. Boucher" [Sudden death of Mr. Boucher]. Le patriote de l'Ouest (in French). February 10, 1926. p. 8.