Cyrille Émile Vaillancourt

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Cyrille-Émile Vaillancourt (March 20, 1848 June 7, 1912) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Dorchester in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a Nationalist member.

He was born in Saint-Roch, Canada East. In 1872, he married Marie-Louise Larochelle. He set up practice at Saint-Anselme in 1873 and later served as mayor and then registrar for Dorchester County. [1] Vaillancourt ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the House of Commons in 1896 and 1904.

His son Cyrille later served in the Canadian senate.

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