Olaüs Thérien
Canadian politician
Olaüs Thérien | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montcalm | |
In office 1887–1891 | |
Preceded by | Firmin Dugas |
Succeeded by | Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas |
Personal details | |
Born | (1860-09-03)September 3, 1860 Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Canada East |
Died | December 31, 1929(1929-12-31) (aged 69) |
Political party | Conservative |
Olaüs Thérien (September 3, 1860 – December 31, 1929) was a Canadian lawyer, editor and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Montcalm in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1891 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Canada East, the son of Pierre Thérien and Claire Derouin, and was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Saint-Thérèse and Université Laval. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1885. Thérien was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1891.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative | Louis Dugas | 673 | 37.0 | |||||
Conservative | Olaüs Thérien | 632 | 34.7 | -18.6 | ||||
Conservative | Octave Magnan | 516 | 28.3 | |||||
Total valid votes | 1,821 | 100.0 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative | Olaüs Thérien | 953 | 53.3 | +2.8 | ||||
Nationalist | Firmin Dugas | 835 | 46.7 | |||||
Total valid votes | 1,788 | 100.0 |
References
- Olaüs Thérien – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889 AJ Gemmill
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