Louis-Philippe Mercier


Louis-Philippe Mercier was a politician from Quebec, Canada.

Background

He was born on September 4, 1877, in Fraserville, Quebec. He was a notary public and a senior army officer of the local military reserve.

Member of the legislature

He ran as a Liberal [Party of Quebec|Liberal] candidate in a 1921 provincial by-election in the district of Trois-Rivières and won, succeeding Joseph-Adolphe Tessier who had recently died.
Mercier was re-elected in 1923 [Quebec general election|1923], but was defeated by Conservative rising political star Maurice Duplessis in 1927.

Retirement from Politics

Mercier was sheriff of Trois-Rivières from 1931 until his death. He died on March 16, 1961.