Henri Bernier | |
Constituency Mp: | Lotbinière |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Predecessor: | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière |
Successor: | Côme Isaïe Rinfret |
Term Start: | 1874 |
Term End: | 1878 |
Birth Date: | July 6, 1821 |
Birth Place: | St-Louis de Lotbinière, Lower Canada |
Death Date: | November 9, 1893 |
Death Place: | St-Louis de Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Party: | Liberal Party |
Occupation: | businessman, manufacturer |
Henry Bernier (July 6, 1821 in St. Louis de Lotbinière, Lower Canada – November 9, 1893) was a Canadian politician, businessman and manufacturer.
The son of Jean-Baptiste Bernier and Margaret Bélanger, Bernier was educated locally. He married Henrietta Paré. Bernier was principal partner in H. Bernier and Company, which operated a foundry and produced agricultural implements. He was president of the Deschambault and Lotbinière Steamboar Company.[1] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1874 election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Lotbinière.