Rémi Raymond

Rémi Raymond (December 5, 1811 July 15, 1891) was a businessman, farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented St. Hyacinthe in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1866.

Rémi Raymond
Born
Augustin-Rémi Raymond

December 5, 1811
DiedJuly 15, 1891(1891-07-15) (aged 79)
Alma materSaint-Hyacinthe College
Occupation(s)politician
businessman
Spouses
Emma Birs
(m. 1870)
    Sophie Lapart
    (m. 1850)
      Héloïse Bouthillier
      (m. 1838)
      Parents
      • Joseph Raymond (father)
      • Louise Cartier (mother)

      He was born Augustin-Rémi Raymond in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, the son of Joseph Raymond and Louise Cartier, and was educated at Saint-Hyacinthe college. Raymond was a founding director of the Banque de Saint-Hyacinthe and of the Compagnie d'imprimerie de Saint-Hyacinthe, which printed the Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe. He was married three times: to Héloïse Bouthillier in 1838; to Sophie Lapart in 1850; and finally to Emma Birs in 1870. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in an 1863 by-election held after Louis-Victor Sicotte was named a judge. Raymond ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1867. He died in Saint-Hyacinthe at the age of 79.

      His sister Adèle married Augustin-Norbert Morin.

      1867 Canadian federal election: St. Hyacinthe
      Party Candidate Votes
      LiberalAlexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski1,107
      UnknownRémi Raymond929

      References

      • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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