Pierre-Auguste Lafleur
| Pierre-Auguste Lafleur | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal-Verdun | |
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In office 1923–1939 | |
| Preceded by | District created in 1922 |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Jean-Léopold Comeau |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 3, 1872 Sainte-Adèle, Quebec |
| Died |
December 14, 1954 (aged 82) Verdun, Quebec |
| Political party | Union Nationale |
Pierre-Auguste Lafleur (March 3, 1872 – December 14, 1954) was a Canadian politician and a five-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[1]
Background
He was born in Sainte-Adèle, Laurentides on March 3, 1872 and made career in the furniture industry. He got married to Jennie Veitch in Verdun, Quebec in 1918.
City Councillor
He served as a city councillor from 1921 to 1933 in Verdun.
Member of the legislature
Lafleur ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Montréal-Verdun in the 1923 election and won. He was re-elected in the 1927, 1931 and 1935 elections.
He joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election.
He was defeated in the 1939, 1944 and 1948 elections.
Death
He died on December 14, 1954 in Verdun.
References
- ↑ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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