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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1837–1910)}}
{{Distinguish|text=the [[Pierre Benoit (MLA)|Pierre Benoit]] (1824–1870) who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Napierville}}
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[[Image:PierreBasileBenoit23.jpg|thumb|right|Pierre Basile Benoit <br> Source: Library and Archives Canada]]
'''Pierre Basile Benoit''' (October 8, 1837 – November 11, 1910) was a [[Quebec]] farmer and political figure. He represented [[Chambly (federal electoral district)|Chambly]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] member from 1867 to 1874 and from 1876 to 1886.<ref name="parl">{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=14530|nolist=yes}}</ref>

He was born in [[Longueuil, Quebec|Longueuil]], [[Lower Canada]] in 1837,<ref name="parl"/> the son of Laurent Benoit,<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |editor-last=Johnson |editor-first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada |location=Ottawa |page=38 |url=https://archive.org/details/canadiandirector0000publ/page/38 |url-access=registration}}</ref> and educated at [[St. Hyacinthe, Quebec|St. Hyacinthe]].<ref name="macintosh"/> Benoit, who farmed near [[Saint-Hubert, Quebec|Saint-Hubert]], married Josephine Sicotte. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1871.<ref name="johnson"/> In 1886, he resigned his seat to accept the post of superintendent for the [[Chambly Canal]]. He was a member of the Agricultural Council of Quebec and served as president of the Chambly Agricultural Society.<ref name="macintosh">{{cite book |url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.32955/132 |page=128 |title=The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register |year=1881 |publisher=Citizen Printing and Publishing Company |editor-last=Mackintosh |editor-first=C.H. |editor-link=Charles Herbert Mackintosh |location=Ottawa}}</ref> In 1905, he was named Inspector of Dominion Stores for the Chambly Canal.<ref name="johnson"/>

Benoit died in Saint-Hubert at the age of 73.<ref name="johnson"/>

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