Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville
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The Honourable Sir Charles-Eugène-Napoléon Boucher de Boucherville |
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| 3rd Premier of Quebec | |
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In office September 22, 1874 – March 8, 1878 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor |
René-Édouard Caron Luc Letellier de St.-Just |
| Preceded by | Gédéon Ouimet |
| Succeeded by | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière |
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In office December 21, 1891 – December 16, 1892 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Auguste-Réal Angers Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau |
| Preceded by | Honoré Mercier |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Olivier Taillon |
| Senator for Montarville, Quebec | |
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In office February 12, 1879 – September 10, 1915 |
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| Appointed by | John A. Macdonald |
| Preceded by | Louis Lacoste |
| Succeeded by | Charles-Philippe Beaubien |
| Member of Legislative Council for Montarville | |
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In office July 1, 1867 – September 10, 1915 |
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| Appointed by | Narcisse Fortunat Belleau |
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May 4, 1822 Montreal, Lower Canada |
| Died | September 10, 1915 (aged 93) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Quebec |
| Other political affiliations |
Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Elizabeth Morrogh Marie-Céleste-Esther Lussier |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Sir Charles-Eugène-Napoléon Boucher de Boucherville, KCMG (May 4, 1822 – September 10, 1915) was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He twice served as the third Premier of Quebec.
Descended from Pierre Boucher, he was one of the three children of Pierre Boucher de Boucherville (1780–1857), Seigneur of Boucherville, and Marguerite-Émilie de Bleury (1786–1812), sister of Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury.
Boucher de Boucherville took his MD from McGill University, graduating with an MD in 1843. During the Chauveau administration, he served as Speaker of the Legislative Council. He became premier in 1874 when his predecessor, Gédéon Ouimet, had to resign due to a financial scandal. He then won the 1875 Quebec election, but was removed from office on March 8, 1878 in a conflict with Lieutenant Governor Luc Letellier de Saint-Just. Letellier de Saint-Just refused to approve legislation that had been passed by both houses of the Quebec legislature that would have forced municipalities to pay for railway construction. The Lieutenant-Governor deposed Boucher de Boucherville, and called on the Leader of the Opposition, Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, to form a government.
Boucher de Boucherville's second term came about after Honoré Mercier was removed from office by Lieutenant Governor Auguste-Réal Angers on December 16, 1891 on charges of corruption. Mercier was later cleared.
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