Anselme-Homère Pâquet

The Hon. Anselme-Homère Pâquet
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Berthier
In office 1863–1866
Preceded by	Pierre-Eustache Dostaler
Succeeded by	Institution abolished
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Berthier
In office 1867–1875
Succeeded by	Edward Octavian Cuthbert
Senator for De la Vallière, Quebec
In office 1875–1891
Appointed by	Alexander Mackenzie
Preceded by	Charles-Christophe Malhiot
Succeeded by	Auguste-Réal Angers
Personal details
Born	(1830-09-29)29 September 1830 Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Died	22 December 1891(1891-12-22) (aged 61) Saint-Cuthbert, Quebec
Political party	Liberal

Anselme-Homère Pâquet (29 September 1830 – 22 December 1891) was a Canadian physician, professor and parliamentarian. He served three terms as a Liberal Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada representing the Quebec riding of Berthier.

He was born Michel-Anselme Pâquet in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada in 1830. He studied at the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery, qualified as a physician in 1853 and opened a practice in Saint-Cuthbert. By 1854, he had adopted the name Anselme-Homère. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1863 for Berthier and served until Confederation. He opposed confederation. He was elected in the Canadian federal election of 1867, and was re-elected in 1872 and 1874. He resigned his seat in the House of Commons to accept an appointment to the Senate of Canada on 9 February 1875 on the recommendation of Alexander Mackenzie. He served in this capacity, representing the senatorial division of De la Vallière, Quebec, until his death in 1891. Pâquet also taught clinical medicine at the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal and hygiene and public health at the Montreal School of Medicine.

1867 Canadian federal election: Berthier
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Anselme-Homère Pâquet	1,131
	Unknown	L. Trachemontagne	1,095
Eligible voters			3,040
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871

1872 Canadian federal election: Berthier
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Anselme-Homère Pâquet	757
	Conservative	Cuthbert	15
	Unknown	Barthe	0
Source: Canadian Elections Database

1874 Canadian federal election: Berthier
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Anselme-Homère Pâquet	acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database

References

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
• Anselme-Homère Pâquet – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Anselme-Homère Pâquet". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.