Anselme-Homère Pâquet

The Hon.
Anselme-Homère Pâquet
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Berthier
In office
1863–1866
Preceded by Pierre-Eustache Dostaler
Succeeded by Institution abolished
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Berthier
In office
1867–1875
Succeeded by Edward Octavian Cuthbert
Senator for De la Vallière, Quebec
In office
1875–1891
Appointed by Alexander Mackenzie
Preceded by Charles-Christophe Malhiot
Succeeded by Auguste-Réal Angers
Personal details
Born (1830-09-29)29 September 1830
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Died 22 December 1891(1891-12-22) (aged 61)
Saint-Cuthbert, Quebec
Political party Liberal

Anselme-Homère Pâquet (29 September 1830 – 22 December 1891) was a Canadian physician, professor and parliamentarian. He served three terms as a Liberal Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons representing the Quebec riding of Berthier.

He was born Michel-Anselme Pâquet in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada in 1830. He studied at the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery, qualified as a physician in 1853 and opened a practice in Saint-Cuthbert. By 1854, he had adopted the name Anselme-Homère. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1863 for Berthier and served until Confederation. He opposed confederation. He was elected in the Canadian federal election of 1867, and was re-elected in 1872 and 1874. He resigned his seat in the House of Commons to accept an appointment to the Canadian Senate on 9 February 1875 on the recommendation of Alexander Mackenzie. He served in this capacity, representing the senatorial division of De la Vallière, Quebec, until his death in 1891. Pâquet also taught clinical medicine at the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal and hygiene and public health at the Montreal School of Medicine.

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