Edmond Lareau was a lawyer, author, journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rouville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal.
He was born PierreBnoniEvremond Lareau in Mount Johnson, Canada East, the son of PierreBnoni Lareau and Odile Sylvestre, and was educated at Collge SainteMariedeMonnoir and Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario. Lareau was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1870 and set up practice in Montreal. He was granted a bachelor of civil law by McGill College in 1874. Lareau became a professor of law at the college. He was named Queens Counsel in 1879. In 1880, he married Marguerite Robillard. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1882.
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