Charles Eugene Boucher

Charles Eugene Boucher
Member of the North-West Legislative Assembly for Batoche
In office
1891–1898
Preceded byHilliard Mitchell
Succeeded byCharles Fisher
Personal details
Born(1864-12-01)December 1, 1864
St. François Xavier, Rupert's Land
Died1926 (aged 61–62)
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Helene Letendre
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(m. 1886)​
Occupationfarmer

Charles Eugene Boucher (December 1, 1864 – February 1926) was a Canadian politician. He served on the North-West Legislative Assembly for Batoche from 1891 to 1898.

Early life

Charles Eugene Boucher was born December 1, 1864, to Jean Baptiste Boucher and Caroline Lesperance.[1][2] Boucher's maternal grandfather was voyageur Alexis Bonami.[1] On August 18, 1886, Boucher married Helene Letendre, the daughter of François-Xavier Letendre.[1]

Political life

Boucher contested the Batoche electoral district in the 1891 North-West Territories general election. He initially lost the election to Charles Nolin, who was subsequently removed from office by a court order after being found guilty of bribery and fraud.[3][4] Boucher was re-elected in the 1894 North-West Territories general election, defeating David Venne with 101 votes to 76.[4] In the 1898 North-West Territories general election Boucher was defeated by Charles Fisher, 76 votes to 54.[4]

Later life

Boucher moved to Montana and lived in the Musselshell River area from 1898 to 1908 before returning to Saskatchewan. Boucher died in February 1926 at the age of 61.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Barkwell, Lawrence J. (July 11, 2013). "BOUCHER, CHARLES EUGENE" (PDF). Gabriel Dumont Institute. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1897). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 401. ISBN 9781414401416.
  3. ^ Payment, Diane P. (1994). "Nolin, Charles". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  4. ^ a b c Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan (2009). "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876–1905" (PDF). Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  5. ^ "Mort subite de M. Boucher" [Sudden death of Mr. Boucher]. Le patriote de l'Ouest (in French). February 10, 1926. p. 8.