Simon-Xavier Cimon

Simon-Xavier Cimon (December 4, 1829 – June 26, 1887) was a businessman and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Charlevoix in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1881 to 1887.

Simon-Xavier Cimon
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Charlevoix
In office 1867–1872
Succeeded by	Pierre-Alexis Tremblay
In office 1881–1887
Preceded by	Joseph-Stanislas Perrault
Succeeded by	Simon Cimon
Personal details
Born	(1829-12-04)December 4, 1829 Murray Bay, Lower Canada
Died	June 26, 1887(1887-06-26) (aged 57)
Political party	Conservative

He was born in La Malbaie, Lower Canada in 1829 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He became a building contractor and built the parliament buildings at Quebec City in 1878. Cimon established a pulp and paper mill at La Malbaie during the 1880s. With Edmund James Flynn, he owned the Journal de Québec. In 1884, he helped establish a weekly newspaper L'Écho des Laurentides at La Malbaie. He died at La Malbaie of apoplexy in 1887 while still in office.

His son Simon succeeded him in the House of Commons as representative for Charlevoix.

His brother Cléophe had represented Charlevoix in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada.

References

• Simon-Xavier Cimon – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Simon-Xavier Cimon". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
• Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 82.
• La presse régionale. Plus d'un siècle d'histoire dans Charlevoix