Background
He was born in Montreal, the son of Étienne Nivard Saint-Dizier and Anne-Amable Vallé.
He was born in Montreal, the son of Étienne Nivard Saint-Dizier and Anne-Amable Vallé.
He represented Montreal West in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1810 to 1814. After 1796, he was involved in Montreal"s municipal administration. Nivard Saint-Dizier was named a justice of the peace in 1806.
He also served in the militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel in command of Pointe-Claire division and serving in that capacity during the War of 1812.
He did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1814. Nivard Saint-Dizier died in Montreal.