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Honoré Petit

Canadian politician

Honoré Pe* (January 26, 1847 – December 1, 1922) was a farmer, lumberman and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chicoutimi-Saguenay from 1892 to 1912 as a Conservative and Chicoutimi from 1912 to 1919 as a Liberal in the Legislative *embly of Quebec.

He was born in Cap-Santé, Canada East, the son of Jean-Baptiste Pe* and Marguerite Doré, and was educated at Cap-Santé, Neuville and Lévis. He worked for the Price lumber company for 26 years. Pe* was mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-Chicoutimi and warden for Chicoutimi County. He was defeated by Onésime Côté when he ran for a seat in the Quebec *embly in 1890. Pe* was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1919. He died three years later in Chicoutimi at the age of 74.

References

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