Louis-Philippe Mercier
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Louis-Philippe Mercier was a politician from Quebec, Canada.{{QuebecMLAbio|mercier-louis-philippe-4469}}
Background
He was born on September 4, 1877, in Fraserville, Quebec (now Rivière-du-Loup). He was a notary public and a senior army officer of the local military reserve.
Member of the legislature
He ran as a Liberal candidate in a 1921 provincial by-election in the district of Trois-Rivières and won, succeeding Joseph-Adolphe Tessier who had recently died.
Mercier was re-elected in 1923, but was defeated by Conservative rising political star Maurice Duplessis in 1927.
Retirement from Politics
Mercier was sheriff of Trois-Rivières from 1931 until his death. He died on March 16, 1961.
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Category:People from Rivière-du-Loup
Category:Politicians from Bas-Saint-Laurent
Category:Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
Category:20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
Category:Université Laval alumni
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