period, when he entered the lists and was elected to the House of
Commons over his opponent, George Isidore Barthe, who, in turn, defeated
him in 1874. In the following year he was elected by acclamation member
of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Quebec for Richelieu
county; and again, on the 1st of May, 1878, by a majority of 186 over
Pierre Bergeron, a physician of St. Aimé. Mr. Mathieu always wielded a
powerful influence in his county, and was mainly instrumental in
securing the election of L. H. Massue to the House of Commons at Ottawa
in the election of the 1st of September, 1878. In politics he is a
Conservative, and has always been a faithful adherent and a strong
supporter of the late Sir George Etienne Cartier and Sir John A.
Macdonald. On the 11th of October, 1880, he was made a Queen’s counsel,
and on 3rd October, 1881, he accepted the position of justice of the
Superior Court of the province of Quebec, and removed to Montreal, where
he resides at the present time. Until his elevation to the judicial
bench, he was one of the directors of the Montreal, Portland and Boston
and of the South-Eastern Railway Companies. He also published _La Revue
Légale_ for many years. Of undaunted energy, and possessed of sterling
capacities, Hon. Mr. Mathieu always took a deep interest in the
advancement of his native town, and occupied its civic chair during
seven years, from 1875 to 1881. He was also one of the founders of the
College of Sorel. As a private citizen he is esteemed for his affability
and kindness of manners to all who require his advice, or have business
to transact with him, and his courteousness has made him hosts of
friends everywhere. Justice Mathieu was twice married—the first time,
on the 22nd of June, 1863, to Marie Rose Délima Thirza, a daughter of
the late Captain St. Louis, of Sorel; she died on the 23rd of March,