Paul Denis (Quebec politician)
Paul Denis, QC (before 1843 – after 1866) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1861 to 1866.
He was born Paul Saint-Denis, possibly in Beauharnois, Quebec. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal and was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1858. Denis set up practice in Beauharnois. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1867. Denis was named Queen's Counsel in June 1867.
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Michael Cayley | 724 | ||||||
| Unknown | Paul Denis | 691 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.