Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière

Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière (July 24, 1842 – September 20, 1925) was a Canadian politician and journalist.

Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière
Senator for Provencher, Manitoba
In office
1911–1917
Appointed byRobert Borden
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Provencher
In office
1889–1904
Preceded byJoseph Royal
Succeeded byJoseph Ernest Cyr
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface
In office
1878–1888
Personal details
Born(1842-07-24)July 24, 1842
Montreal, Quebec, Canada East
DiedSeptember 20, 1925(1925-09-20) (aged 83)
St. Boniface, Manitoba
Political partyConservative

Biography

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Born in Montreal, Canada East, the son of Abraham C. Larivière and Adelaide Marcil, he was educated at the Collège Saint-Marie and the Montreal School of Military Instruction there. In 1867, he married Marie Melvina Bourdeau. Larivière served in the militia in both Quebec and Manitoba. He was president of the Quebec Board of Arts and Manufactures. Larivière served in the Dominion Lands Office at Winnipeg from 1871 to 1875. He was a special correspondent for La Minerve in Montreal and later became chief editor for Le Manitoba. In 1874, he was named a justice of the peace for Selkirk County.[1]

Larivière ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Manitoba assembly in 1874.[1] He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1878 to 1888 and served as Provincial Secretary, Minister of Agriculture, Provincial Treasurer, and Provincial Lands Commissioner. In an 1889 by-election held after Joseph Royal was named lieutenant-governor for the Northwest Territories, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Provencher. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1891, 1896, and 1900. He was defeated in 1904 and 1908. In 1911, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Provencher, Manitoba on the advice of Robert Borden. He served until 1917.

He also served as president of the Selkirk County Agricultural Society and superintendent of Catholic schools. Larivière was a director of the Commercial Bank of Manitoba and the Red River Bridge Company. He was founder and first president for the Association Jean-Baptiste du Manitoba. He founded La Société de Colonisation du Manitoba in 1874 and was its first president. He also served on the council for the University of Manitoba.[1]

Larivière died in St. Boniface at the age of 83.[2]

Electoral history

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1908 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Patrick Molloy 2,719 54.6 +4.5
Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 2,259 45.4 -4.5
Total valid votes 4,978 100.0


1904 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph-Ernest Cyr 1,896 50.1 +0.9
Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 1,886 49.9 -0.9
Total valid votes 3,782 100.0


1900 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 1,528 50.7 -13.8
Liberal S.A.D. Bertrand 1,484 49.3 +13.8
Total valid votes 3,012 100.0
1896 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 1,476 64.6
Liberal George Walton 810 35.4
Total valid votes 2,286 100.0
1891 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière acclaimed
Canadian federal by-election, 24 January 1889
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
On Mr. Royal being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories
Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 797 48.3 -9.8
Unknown Richard 583 35.4
Unknown Clarke 269 16.3
Total valid votes 1,649 100.0

References

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