Flavien Dupont

Flavien Dupont (February 13, 1847 – March 12, 1898) was a Canadian notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bagot in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1876 to 1878 and Bagot in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1898 as a Conservative member.

Flavien Dupont
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bagot
In office
1882–1898
Preceded byJoseph-Alfred Mousseau
Succeeded byJoseph Edmond Marcile
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bagot
In office
1876–1878
Preceded byPierre-Samuel Gendron
Succeeded byNarcisse Blais
Personal details
Born(1847-02-13)February 13, 1847
Saint-Simon, Canada East
DiedMarch 12, 1898(1898-03-12) (aged 51)
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations		Quebec Conservative Party
RelationsPierre-Samuel Gendron, uncle

Life

He was born in Saint-Simon, Canada East, the son of Flavien Dupont and Nathalie Fournier. Dupont was educated at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, was admitted as a notary in 1873 and set up practice at Saint-Liboire. He served as secretary-treasurer for Bagot County from 1874 to 1898 and was also secretary-treasurer for the Society for Agriculture and Colonization of Bagot County. Dupont was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1876 by-election held after his uncle Pierre-Samuel Gendron was named prothonotary for the Quebec Superior Court; he was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1878. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1882 by-election held after Joseph-Alfred Mousseau became Quebec premier. He died in office in Sherbrooke at the age of 51.

References
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  • Flavien Dupont – Parliament of Canada biography
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