Désiré Olivier Bourbeau

Désiré Olivier Bourbeau (21 September 1834 – 21 December 1900) was a Canadian politician and merchant.

Désiré Olivier Bourbeau
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Drummond—Arthabaska
In office 1877–1887
Preceded by	Wilfrid Laurier
Succeeded by	Joseph Lavergne
Personal details
Born	(1834-09-21)21 September 1834 St-Pierre les Becquets, Lower Canada
Died	21 December 1900(1900-12-21) (aged 66) Arthabaska, Quebec[1]
Nationality	British subject
Political party	Conservative Party
Occupation	merchant

The son of L. Bourbeau and Édesse Gauvreau, Bourbeau established himself as a merchant in Victoriaville. He married M.B. Bouchard. Bourbeau was a director of the Arthabaska Building Society, the Arthabaska Agricultural Society and the Mutual Insurance Company.^[1] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1877 in a by-election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Drummond—Arthabaska. He was re-elected in 1878 and 1882. Besides his federal political career, he was also mayor of Arthabaska, Quebec.

Electoral record

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: Drummond—Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Désiré Olivier Bourbeau	2,143
	Unknown	L. Rainville	1,981

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: Drummond—Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Désiré Olivier Bourbeau	2,421
	Unknown	L.J. Cannon	1,811