Moïse Plante
Encyclopedia
Moïse Plante was a merchant and political figure in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

. He represented Beauharnois
Beauharnois (provincial electoral district)
Beauharnois is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 2001 from parts of Beauharnois-Huntingdon, Châteauguay and Salaberry-Soulanges. The Beauharnois riding also existed from 1867 to 1989...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...

 in 1892 as a Conservative member.

He was the son of Arthur Plante. Plante served as mayor of Valleyfield from 1875 to 1878 and from 1880 to 1889. He married Hermine Bergevin. Plante was elected to the Quebec assembly in 1892 but died at Valleyfield without ever taking his seat.

His son Arthur
Arthur Plante
Arthur Plante was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1898 to 1900, from 1908 to 1912 and from 1923 to 1927 as a Conservative member....

 and his nephews Célestin Bergevin
Célestin Bergevin
Célestin Bergevin was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871 and from 1878 to 1886 as a Conservative member....

 and Achille Bergevin
Achille Bergevin
Achille Bergevin was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.Born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, the son of Gilbert Bergevin and Marie Daoust, Bergevin was educated at the Commercial Academy of Varennes....

were also elected to represent Beauharnois in the Quebec assembly.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK