Édouard-Onésiphore Martin
Édouard-Onésiphore Martin (September 6, 1841 – November 4, 1889) was a lumber merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1889 as a Liberal.
He was born in Rimouski, Canada East, the son of Henry Martin and Marie-Louise Dessein, dit Saint-Pierre. Martin was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. He owned sawmills at Métis and Lac Trois-Saumons. Martin was a contractor on the Intercolonial Railway from 1870 to 1874. He served in the militia reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He died in office at Rimouski at the age of 48.
His brother Alphonse-Fortunat Martin served in the Manitoba legislative assembly.
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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