Pierre Benoit (MLA)

For other people named Pierre Benoit, see Pierre Benoit (disambiguation).

Pierre Benoit (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ bənwa]; 30 April 1824 – 26 August 1870) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

Pierre Benoit
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Napierville
In office 1867–1870
Succeeded by	Laurent-David Lafontaine
Personal details
Born	(1824-04-30)30 April 1824 Longueuil, Lower Canada
Died	26 August 1870(1870-08-26) (aged 46) Napierville, Quebec
Political party	Liberal

He practised his profession as a notary in Saint-Rémi, Quebec from 1846 to 1861. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Napierville in a by-election in 1862, representing the Parti rouge; he was defeated in 1863.

He was elected to the first Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1867 general election for the Quebec Liberal Party in Napierville. He died in office.

References

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