Nil-Elie Lariviere

Background

He was born on July 11, 1899 in Bonfield, Ontario and became a farmer.

Career

Larivière moved to Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue in 1925. He served as a city councillor in Rouyn in 1926. He joined Maurice Duplessis"s Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election.

Larivière was defeated by Liberal candidate Paul-Oliva Goulet in the 1939 election.

He was re-elected in the 1944 and 1948 elections. Larivière lost his bid for re-election in the 1952 election and was succeeded again by Goulet.

He died on May 3, 1969.

Achievements

• Larivière ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Témiscamingue in the 1935 provincial election and won against incumbent Joseph-Édouard Piché.