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Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier

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Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for L'Assomption
In office
1900–1906
Preceded byJoseph Gauthier
Succeeded byRuben Charles Laurier
Personal details
Born(1852-01-07)January 7, 1852
Saint-Lin, Canada East
DiedDecember 28, 1906(1906-12-28) (aged 54)
Political partyLiberal
RelationsWilfrid Laurier, half-brother

Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier (January 7, 1852 – December 28, 1906) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Saint-Lin, Canada East, the son of Carolus Laurier and Adeline Ethier, he was the half-brother to the Prime Minister of Canada Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Laurier was educated at the Public School of St. Lin and was a general merchant by profession. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of L'Assomption in the general elections of 1900. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904 and died while in office in 1906.

Electoral record

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1900 Canadian federal election: L'Assomption
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier 1,486
Conservative Horace Honoré Éthier 1,138
1904 Canadian federal election: L'Assomption
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Laurier's death, 28 December 1906

By-election on 7 March 1907
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Ruben Charles Laurier 1,276
Conservative E. Lemire dit Marsolais 1,106

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