Honoré Brunelle Tourigny

Honoré Brunelle Tourigny (September 23, 1857 – September 25, 1918) was a surveyor, engineer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1888 to 1890 as a Conservative.

Honoré Brunelle Tourigny
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet
In office
1888–1890
Preceded byLouis-Tréfflé Dorais
Succeeded byJoseph-Victor Monfette
Personal details
Born(1857-09-23)September 23, 1857
Gentilly, Canada East
DiedSeptember 25, 1918(1918-09-25) (aged 61)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Political partyConservative

He was born in Gentilly, Canada East, the son of Honoré Tourigny and Célina Brunelle, and was educated at the Collège de Nicolet, where he received a degree in civil engineering and surveying. Tourigny was surveyor for the town of Trois-Rivières and chief engineer for the St. Lawrence, Lower Laurentian and Saguenay Railway. In 1881, he married Lumina Legendre. He was elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1888 by-election held after the election of Louis-Tréfflé Dorais was overturned by the courts and was defeated by Joseph-Victor Monfette when he ran for reelection in 1890. He died in Trois-Rivières at the age of 61.

References
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.


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