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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1852–1933)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]] | name = Pascal Poirier | honorific-suffix = | image = Portrait Pascal Poirier 2.jpg | imagesize = | office = [[Senate of Canada|Senator]] for L'Acadie, New Brunswick | term_start = March 9, 1885 | term_end = September 25, 1933 | birth_date = {{birth date|1852|02|15}} | birth_place = [[Shediac]], [[New Brunswick]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1933|09|25|1852|02|15}} | death_place = | nationality = | spouse = | party = [[Liberal-Conservative Party|Liberal-Conservative]] | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | religion = }} '''Pascal Poirier''' (February 15, 1852 – September 25, 1933) was a Canadian author, lawyer, and the all-time longest-serving [[Senate of Canada|Senator]]. Born in [[Shediac]], [[New Brunswick]], in a big family, he attended College Saint Joseph in [[Memramcook, New Brunswick]]. At an early age he wrote a book on the Origin of [[Acadian]]s, a history that contradicted myths of the time. He also wrote multiple articles and a glossary of the [[Acadian French]] language. After finishing school at the [[University of St. Joseph's College|College Saint-Joseph]] in [[Memramcook, New Brunswick|Memramcook]] during 1872, Poirier was appointed Postmaster of the Dominion Parliament at age 20.<ref>Nicolas Landry, Nicole Lang, ''Histoire de l'Acadie''. Quebec Septentrion, 2014</ref> He held that position until he was appointed to the Senate thirteen years later.<ref name=CRHP/> Poirier was the first Acadian appointed to the Senate of Canada. He was appointed in 1885 and served for 48 years, 6 months, and 17 days until his death in 1933. The [[Constitution of Canada]] requires new senators to be at least 30 years old, and senators appointed since 1965 are required to retire from the Senate at age 75.<ref>[https://sencanada.ca/media/93509/spip-psep-full-complet-e.pdf Senate of Canada: ''Senate Procedure and Practice'', June 2015, p. 9.]</ref> This means that current Senate rules impose an eligibility limit of 45 years so that Poirier's record can not be exceeded. The Pascal Poirier House (built c. 1820–30) was designated a Provincial Historic Site under the ''Historic Sites Protection Act''.<ref name=CRHP>{{CRHP|1249|Pascal-Poirier House}}</ref> The home he was born in has been preserved as a museum and as an important and rare example of early-19th-century Acadian residential construction.<ref>[http://www.heritagecanada.org/eng/hday_pop06.htm Pascal Poirier House, Shediac, New Brunswick<!-- bot-generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020034416/http://www.heritagecanada.org/eng/hday_pop06.htm |date=2007-10-20 }} at www.heritagecanada.org</ref> The {{frac|1|1|2}}-storey gabled house, which features a hand-hewn structure, is believed to be the oldest building in Shediac. He was honored as a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur by [[France]] in 1902. In 1954 he was declared a [[Persons of National Historic Significance|Person of National Historic Significance]] as part of the [[Men of Letters (Acadia)|Acadian Men of Letters]]. Their plaque is located in Shediac.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Men of Letters National Historic Persons |url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1018 |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=www.pc.gc.ca |language=en}}</ref> == Selected bibliography == * ''Le Glossaire acadien'' * ''L'Origine des Acadiens'' (1874) * ''Les Acadiens de Philadelphie'' (1875) * ''Le Père Lefebvre et l'Acadie'' (1898) * ''Le Parler franco-acadien et ses origines'' (1928) == References == {{reflist}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050114060619/http://www2.umoncton.ca/cfdocs/cea/livres/doc.cfm?livre=glossaire Le Glossaire acadien] by Pascal Poirier == External links == * {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=4658}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Poirier, Pascal}} [[Category:1852 births]] [[Category:1933 deaths]] [[Category:St. Joseph's College alumni]] [[Category:Canadian senators from New Brunswick]] [[Category:Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators]] [[Category:Politicians of Acadian descent]] [[Category:Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada)]] [[Category:People from Shediac]] [[Category:Writers from New Brunswick]] [[Category:Historians from New Brunswick]] [[Category:19th-century members of the Senate of Canada]] [[Category:20th-century members of the Senate of Canada]]
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