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Louis-Philippe Mercier

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Louis-Philippe Mercier was a politician from Quebec, Canada.[1]

Background

He was born on September 4, 1877, in Fraserville, Quebec (now Rivière-du-Loup). He was a notary public and a senior army officer of the local military reserve.

Member of the legislature

He ran as a Liberal candidate in a 1921 provincial by-election in the district of Trois-Rivières and won, succeeding Joseph-Adolphe Tessier who had recently died.

Mercier was re-elected in 1923, but was defeated by Conservative rising political star Maurice Duplessis in 1927.

Retirement from Politics

Mercier was sheriff of Trois-Rivières from 1931 until his death. He died on March 16, 1961.

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by MLA, District of Trois-Rivières
1921–1927 		Succeeded by


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