Élie Lacerte

Élie Lacerte
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Saint-Maurice
In office
1868–1874
Preceded by Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers
Succeeded by Charles Gérin-Lajoie
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Maurice
In office
1875–1878
Preceded by Elzéar Gérin
Succeeded by François-Sévère Lesieur Desaulniers
Personal details
Born (1821-11-21)November 21, 1821
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died April 24, 1898(1898-04-24) (aged 76)
Yamachiche, Quebec
Political party Conservative

Élie Lacerte (November 21, 1821 – April 24, 1898) was a Quebec physician and political figure. He represented Saint Maurice in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1868 to 1874 and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1875 to 1878.

He was born in Saint-Sévère in 1821. He studied at the college at Nicolet and at Harvard University. In 1847, he was licensed to practice medicine and entered practice at Yamachiche. Lacerte was also postmaster there. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1868 by-election after Louis Léon Lesieur Desaulniers resigned his seat. He was defeated in Saint Maurice during the federal general election of 1874, then elected to the provincial assembly in 1875 in the electoral district of the same name. He served as land agent for Saint Maurice from 1887 to 1898.

He died in Yamachiche in 1898.

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