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LouisTrffl Dorais was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1883 to 1888 as an independent conservative.

He was born in SainteMartine, Lower Canada, the son of Lon Dorais and Flicit Lamagdelaine, and was educated there. He was an exporter and dealer in hay. In 1856, he married MarieLouiseElmire Poisson. Dorais was postmaster at Warwick. In 1872, he moved to SaintGrgoire. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1881, losing to Charlesdouard Houde. After the election of Houde was overturned in 1883, Dorais defeated Houde in the byelection that followed. His election in 1886 was overturned by the Quebec Superior Court in 1888 he did not run in the byelection which followed. From 1888 to 1896, Dorais was director of public works for the federal government at Sorel. In 1896, he moved to Montreal he died there at the age of 71 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

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