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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name             = Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|size=100%}}
| image            = Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion.png
| imagesize        = 
| constituency_MP1 = [[Verchères (federal electoral district)|Verchères]]
| parliament1      = Canadian
| predecessor1     = [[Félix Geoffrion]]
| successor1       = The electoral district was abolished in 1892.
| term_start1      = 1895
| term_end1        = 1896
| constituency_MP2 = [[Chambly—Verchères]]
| parliament2      = Canadian
| predecessor2     = The electoral district was created in 1893.
| successor2       = [[Victor Geoffrion]]
| term_start2      = 1896
| term_end2        = 1899
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1843|11|23}}
| birth_place      = [[Varennes, Quebec|Varennes]], [[Canada East]]
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1899|07|18|1843|11|23}}
| death_place      = [[Dorion, Quebec|Dorion]], [[Quebec]]
| nationality      = 
| spouse           = Eulalie Dorion
| party            = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| relations        = [[Félix Geoffrion]], brother<br>[[Victor Geoffrion]], brother
| children         = 
| residence        = 
| alma_mater       = 
| occupation       = 
| profession       = 
| religion         = 
| cabinet          = Minister Without Portfolio (1896-1899)
}}
'''Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (November 23, 1843 &ndash; July 18, 1899) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] lawyer, professor, and politician.

Born in [[Varennes, Quebec|Varennes]], [[Canada East]], the son of Félix Geoffrion and Catherine Brodeur, he was the brother of [[Félix Geoffrion]], a notary and politician. He graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from [[McGill College]] in 1866 and was called to the bar in 1866. A practicing lawyer, he also taught at McGill. When his brother died in 1894, he was acclaimed in the resulting 1895 [[by-election]] in the riding of [[Verchères (federal electoral district)|Verchères]]. From 1896 to 1899, he was a [[Minister without Portfolio]] in the cabinet of [[Wilfrid Laurier]]. He died while in office in 1899. His brother, [[Victor Geoffrion]] was acclaimed to the seat after his death.

==References==
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=197}}
* {{DictCanbio|ID=6118}}

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