Pierre Boutin (December 26, 1821 – December 3, 1901) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal.

Pierre Boutin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bellechasse
In office
1878–1881
Preceded byPierre Fradet
Succeeded byFaucher de Saint-Maurice
Personal details
Born(1821-12-26)December 26, 1821
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
DiedDecember 3, 1901(1901-12-03) (aged 79)
Beauport, Quebec
Political partyLiberal

He was born in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada, the son of Pierre Boutin and Rose Morisset, and was educated there. Boutin also served as justice of the peace at Saint-Raphaël. In 1848, he married Esther Bernard. Boutin was an unsuccessful candidate in Bellechasse in an 1875 federal by-election. He was elected to the Quebec assembly in 1878, defeating the incumbent Pierre Fradet, but was defeated by Narcisse-Henri-Édouard Faucher de Saint-Maurice when he ran for reelection in 1881. Boutin died at Beauport at the age of 79 and was buried in Saint-Raphaël.

References

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