Background
He was born in Saint-Rémi, Lower Canada, the son of Alexis Bisson and Esther Lonctin.
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Elie-Hercule Bisson
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Education
Bisson was educated at the Collège de Montréal and, after articling as a notary, was admitted to practice in 1860.
Career
He represented Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1873 to 1878, from 1886 to 1892 and from 1892 to 1889 as a Liberal member. He practised at Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague from 1860 to 1876. He was recorder for the town of Beauharnois, secretary for Beauharnois County and served as mayor of Beauharnois in 1894 and 1895.
Bisson was a director for the Beauharnois Junction Railway.
He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1873 by-election held following the death of George-Étienne Cartier. Bisson was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1878.
He was defeated by Moïse Plante in 1892 but then was elected in a by-election held later that year after Plante"s death. In 1898, he resigned his seat to become prothonotary for Beauharnois district.
He died in Beauharnois at the age of 73.
