Ulysse-Janvier Robillard (January 5, 1826 – December 27, 1900) was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada, later Quebec, Canada. He represented Beauharnois in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1878 as an Independent Conservative.[1]
He was born in Ste-Geneviève, Lower Canada,[1] the son of Joseph Robillard, and was educated there.[2] Robillard was mayor of Beauharnois from 1864 to 1866.[1] He was a produce and grain merchant[2] in Beauharnois. Robillard was married twice: first to Eulalie Paiement and then to Marie-Virginie Lanaud in 1871. He died in Montreal at the age of 74.[3]
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent Conservative | Ulysse-Janvier Robillard | 854 | ||||||
| Conservative | Michael Cayley | 764 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[4] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent Conservative | Ulysse-Janvier Robillard | 711 | ||||||
| Unknown | M. Branchaud | 346 | ||||||
| Conservative | Désiré Girouard | 314 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[5] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c Ulysse-Janvier Robillard – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1878, CH Mackintosh
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Elections | Canadian Elections Database". canadianelectionsdatabase.ca. Retrieved 27 November 2023.