Joseph Demers (Quebec MP)

For the provincial MLA representing Mégantic, see Joseph Demers (Quebec MLA).
Marie Joseph Demers
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for St. Johns—Iberville
In office
1906–1922
Preceded by Louis Philippe Demers
Succeeded by Aldéric-Joseph Benoit
Personal details
Born (1871-05-31)May 31, 1871
St-Georges d'Henryville, Quebec
Died July 28, 1940(1940-07-28) (aged 69)
Political party Liberal
Relations Alexis-Louis Demers, father
Louis Philippe Demers, brother

Marie Joseph Demers (May 31, 1871 July 28, 1940) was a Canadian politician.

Born in St-Georges d'Henryville, Quebec, the son of Alexis-Louis Demers, former M.L.A. for Iberville, and the brother of Louis Philippe Demers, who sat in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1906 until he was appointed a Puisne Judge, Superior Court. Demers was educated at the College of St. Hyacinthe and St. Mary's College, Montreal. A lawyer, he practiced in DeLorimier, near Montreal. He was elected to the House of Commons for St. Johns—Iberville in the by-election called after his brother was appointed a judge. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908, 1911, 1917, and 1921. He resigned in 1922, when he accepted of an office of emolument under the Crown.

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