Background
Mercier was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec and attended Collège Sainte-Marie and Université Laval law school.
politician Member of the National Assembly
Mercier was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec and attended Collège Sainte-Marie and Université Laval law school.
Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal.
He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1900 and became a KC in 1913. Mercier was a lawyer prior to his political career. He was first elected in the 1904 Quebec general election for the Quebec Liberal Party, but was defeated in 1908.
However, he was then elected in a 1908 by-election, and remained in the Legislative Assembly until 1936, when he did not run for re-election.
He served in numerous Cabinet posts under Premiers Lomer Gouin and Louis-Alexandre Taschereau:
Minister of Colonisation
Minister of Mines and Fisheries 1914–1919
Minister of Lands and Forestry 1919–1936
Besides his legal practice, Mercier was a member, director and headed of various organizations in Quebec:
Director and Secretary-Treasurer, l"École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal 1907-1921
President, l"Association internationale pour la conservation du gibier et du poisson
Member, Club Saint-Denis
Member, Club de réforme
Member, l"Union interalliée de Paris
Member, Ligue maritime et coloniale française.
Member of Montreal Press Club,
Member of the Canadian Club
Member of Cercle universitaire.