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Barthélemy Pouliot
Member of the Canadian Parliament for L'Islet
In office 1867–1872
Succeeded by	Philippe Baby Casgrain
Personal details
Born	(1811-10-15)October 15, 1811 St-Jean d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died	February 26, 1890(1890-02-26) (aged 78) L'Islet (L'Islet-sur-Mer), Quebec
Political party	Conservative

Barthélemy Pouliot (October 15, 1811 – February 26, 1890) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented L'Islet in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.

He was born in Saint-Jean on the Île d'Orléans in 1811 and was educated at Quebec City. He became a merchant in L'Islet-sur-Mer. Pouliot was one of the founders of the Québec, Chaudière, Maine and Portland Railway. He also served as justice of the peace. In 1854, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Dorchester. Pouliot was elected to the House of Commons in 1867; his election was annulled after an appeal but he was reelected in an 1869 by-election.

He died at L'Islet in 1890.

Electoral record

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election: L'Islet
Party	Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Conservative	Barthélemy Pouliot	464	Y
	Unknown	Louis-Bonaventure Caron	40
Source: Canadian Elections Database

By-election: On Mr. Pouliot being unseated on petition

External links

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
• Barthélemy Pouliot – Parliament of Canada biography

1. Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
2. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

• 1811 births
• 1890 deaths
• Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East
• Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
• Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
• Canadian justices of the peace
• 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada