Léon Casgrain
Léon Casgrain | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Témiscouata | |
| In office 1927–1931 | |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Rivière-du-Loup | |
| In office 1931–1948 | |
| Preceded by | District created in 1930 |
| Succeeded by | Roméo Gagné |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 13, 1892 Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec |
| Died | November 5, 1967 (aged 75) Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
Léon Casgrain (August 13, 1892 – November 5, 1967) was a Canadian politician from Quebec.[1]
Background[]
He was born on August 13, 1892 in Rivière-Ouelle and was an attorney.
Member of the legislature[]
He ran as a Liberal candidate in 1927 for the district of Témiscouata and won. He was re-elected in the district of Rivière-du-Loup in 1931, 1935, 1936, 1939 (in Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup for that year only) and 1944. Casgrain was defeated in 1948 against Union Nationale candidate Roméo Gagné.
Cabinet Member[]
He became Minister without Portfolio in 1939 and served as the province's Attorney General from 1942 to 1944.
Death[]
Casgrain died on November 5, 1967 in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.
Footnotes[]
- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
 | This article about a Members of the National Assembly of Quebec from the Quebec Liberal Party is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1892 births
- 1967 deaths
- Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
- People from Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Vice Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec
- Liberal Party, Quebec MNA stubs