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Georges-Honoré Simard (April 18, 1817 – June 27, 1873) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Quebec-Centre in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member and the identically named provincial riding in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871.

He was born in Quebec City in 1817 and educated there. He entered the hardware business with his uncle and then opened his own business. He later became the owner of the Quebec Plaster Mills. He also served as president or vice-president for several firms. Simard was elected to represent Quebec City in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in an 1856 by-election; he was reelected in 1857 and 1861 in Quebec-Centre. He supported the choice of Quebec City over Ottawa as a capital. In 1867, he was elected to both the federal and provincial legislatures; at the time, dual mandates were still allowed. He retired from politics after completing his terms in office.

Simard died in Sainte-Foy in 1873.

Electoral record

References

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
• "Georges-Honoré Simard". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
• Georges-Honoré Simard – Parliament of Canada biography

1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.

• 1817 births
• 1873 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
• Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
• Politicians from Quebec City
• 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
• 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec