Charles Eugene Boucher | |
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Member of the North-West Legislative Assembly for Batoche | |
In office 1891–1898 | |
Preceded by | Hilliard Mitchell |
Succeeded by | Charles Fisher |
Personal details | |
Born | St. François Xavier, Rupert's Land | December 1, 1864
Died | 1926 (aged 61–62) |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse |
Helene Letendre (
m. 1886) |
Occupation | farmer |
Charles Eugene Boucher (December 1, 1864 – February 1926) was a Canadian politician. He served on the North-West Legislative Assembly for Batoche from 1891 to 1898.
Charles Eugene Boucher was born December 1, 1864, to Jean Baptiste Boucher and Caroline Lesperance. [1] [2] Boucher's maternal grandfather was voyageur Alexis Bonami. [1] On August 18, 1886, Boucher married Helene Letendre, the daughter of François-Xavier Letendre. [1]
Boucher contested the Batoche electoral district in the 1891 North-West Territories general election. He initially lost the election to Charles Nolin, who was subsequently removed from office by a court order after being found guilty of bribery and fraud. [3] [4] Boucher was re-elected in the 1894 North-West Territories general election, defeating David Venne with 101 votes to 76. [4] In the 1898 North-West Territories general election Boucher was defeated by Charles Fisher, 76 votes to 54. [4]
Boucher moved to Montana and lived in the Musselshell River area from 1898 to 1908 before returning to Saskatchewan. Boucher died in February 1926 at the age of 61. [5]