[1] He was born in Montreal,[1] the son of Louis Boyer and Aurélie Mignault,[2] and was educated at the Chambly and Jesuit Colleges.

[3] Boyer was the head of a lumber firm and a director of the Royal Canadian Insurance Company and of La Banque Ville Marie.

[3] Boyer ran unsuccessfully in the federal riding of Jacques Cartier in 1904.

[2] His brother Arthur was a member of the Quebec assembly and the Canadian senate.

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