Charles Bourgeois
The Hon. Charles Bourgeois | |
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Senator for Shawinegan, Quebec | |
In office 1935–1940 | |
Appointed by | R. B. Bennett |
Preceded by | Philippe-Jacques Paradis |
Succeeded by | Charles-Édouard Ferland |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Three Rivers and St. Maurice | |
In office 1931–1935 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Bettez |
Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1933 |
Personal details | |
Born | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada | July 29, 1879
Died | May 15, 1940 | (aged 60)
Political party | Conservative |
Charles Bourgeois (July 29, 1879 – May 15, 1940) was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as a Member of Parliament and as a Senator.[1]
Early life[]
He was born on July 29, 1879 in Trois-Rivières, Mauricie. He was an attorney.
Member of Parliament[]
He ran as a Conservative candidate to the House of Commons of Canada in 1926 in the district of Nicolet but lost. He won a seat in the district of Three Rivers and St. Maurice in a 1931 by-election, but did not run for re-election in 1935.
Senator[]
In 1935, Bourgeois was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett and served until his death. He represented the division of Shawinegan.
Death[]
He died in office on May 15, 1940.
Footnotes[]
Categories:
- 1879 births
- 1940 deaths
- Canadian senators from Quebec
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
- People from Trois-Rivières
- Conservative (1867-1942), Quebec MP stubs
- Quebec senator stubs