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Alexandre Joseph Henri Dubuc
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Lawyer.
Born at St. Boniface on 31 July 1873, son of Joseph Dubuc and Maria Anna Hénault, in 1910, he was a partner with William Boston Towers in the law firm of Dubuc and Towers. He also served as the Belgian Consul in Manitoba for 20 years. In retirement, he moved to Montreal, Quebec.
He and wife Alice Couillard del Epinay (c1883-1913) had four children: Paul Joseph Auguste Dubuc (1903-1984), Louis Couillard Dubuc (1905-1983), Charles Arthur Dubuc (1913-1994), and Claire Dubuc (1924-2014, wife of William Schermer). His second wife was Yvonne Dorion (?-1958). He was a founding member, in 1905, of the St. Charles Country Club.
He died at Montreal on 26 March 1961.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Advertisement, Manitoba Free Press, 17 June 1910.
Birth and death registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Mrs. A. J. H. Dubuc passes away after lingering illness,” Winnipeg Telegram, 13 May 1913. [Biographical Scrapbook B5, page 161, Manitoba Legislative Library]
“Kitchen shower held for Claire Dubuc,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 August 1954, page 14.
“Birthdays,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 July 1959.
Obituary, Montreal Gazette, 27 March 1961, page 15.
Obituary [Louis Couillard Dubuc], Tampa Tribune, 23 February 1983, page 65.
Obituary [Paul Joseph Auguste Dubuc], Montreal Gazette, 30 May 1984, page 71.
Obituary [Charles Arthur Dubuc], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 November 1994, page C4.
Obituary [Claire Dubuc Schermer], Capital Funeral Home and Cemetery, Armor Memorial.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 May 2026
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