Olaüs Thérien (September 3, 1860 – December 31, 1929) was a Canadian lawyer, editor and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Montcalm in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1891 as a Conservative member.
Olaüs Thérien | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montcalm | |
| In office 1887–1891 | |
| Preceded by | Firmin Dugas |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 3, 1860 Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Canada East |
| Died | December 31, 1929 (aged 69) |
| Political party | Conservative |
He was born in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Canada East, the son of Pierre Thérien and Claire Derouin, and was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Saint-Thérèse and Université Laval. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1885. Thérien was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1891.
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Montcalm | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Louis Dugas | 673 | 37.0 | |||||
| Conservative | Olaüs Thérien | 632 | 34.7 | -18.6 | ||||
| Conservative | Octave Magnan | 516 | 28.3 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,821 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Montcalm | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Olaüs Thérien | 953 | 53.3 | +2.8 | ||||
| Nationalist | Firmin Dugas | 835 | 46.7 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,788 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
edit- Olaüs Thérien – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889 AJ Gemmill
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