François Octave Dugas
François Octave Dugas, KC (April 12, 1852 – June 22, 1918) was a Canadian politician.
François Octave Dugas | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montcalm | |
| In office 1900–1909 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas |
| Succeeded by | David Arthur Lafortune |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1852 St-Jacques de l'Achigan, Montcalm County, Canada East |
| Died | June 22, 1918 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Born in St-Jacques de l'Achigan, Montcalm County, Canada East, the son of Aimé Dugas and Sophie Poirier,[1] Dugas was educated at St. Mary's College in Montreal and McGill University. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1880 and set up practice as a lawyer in Joliette.[1] Dugas was Crown Prosecutor for the District of Joliette from 1887 to 1892 and again from 1897 to 1909. He also served as solicitor for the town of Joliette from 1890 to 1900.[1] Dugas was created a King's Counsel in 1899. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Montcalm in the general elections of 1900. A Liberal, He was re-elected in 1904 and 1908.
In 1909, he was named judge in the Quebec Superior Court for Joliette district. He died at Joliette at the age of 66.[1]
His son Lucien served as a member of the Quebec assembly.
Electoral record
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Montcalm | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | François Octave Dugas | 1,432 | 53.3 | +0.1 | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Adolphe Renaud | 1,256 | 46.7 | -0.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,688 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Montcalm | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | François Octave Dugas | 1,227 | 53.2 | -1.0 | ||||
| Conservative | J.E.E. Marion | 1,079 | 46.8 | +1.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,306 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Montcalm | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | François Octave Dugas | 1,212 | 54.2 | +11.2 | ||||
| Conservative | Louis Euclide Dugas | 1,024 | 45.8 | -11.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,236 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- François Octave Dugas – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
- Les juges de la province de Québec (1933) Archived 16 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Roy, PG (in French)