J.-Eugène Lefrançois

J.-Eugène Lefrançois (9 August 1896 – 13 January 1979) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada and the Senate. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became an industrialist by career.

The Hon.
J.-Eugène Lefrançois
Member of Parliament
for Laurier
In office
1949–1957
Preceded byErnest Bertrand
Succeeded byLionel Chevrier
Senator for Repentigny, Quebec
In office
25 April 1957  5 November 1976
Appointed byLouis St. Laurent
Preceded byPamphile Réal Du Tremblay
Succeeded byPietro Rizzuto
Personal details
Born(1896-08-09)9 August 1896
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died13 January 1979(1979-01-13) (aged 82)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Rosina Bélair
(m. 17 June 1918)[1]
Professionindustrialist

In 1936, Lefrançois made an unsuccessful attempt to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Laurier riding in the 1949 general election and re-elected for a second term in 1953. In April 1957, as he completed his House of Commons term in the 22nd Canadian Parliament, Lefrançois was appointed to the Senate under Quebec's Repentigny constituency where he remained until 5 November 1976.

Lefrançois died on 13 January 1979 aged 82, survived by his wife Rosina, a son and a daughter.[2]

References

  1. Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. The Canadian Press (17 January 1979). "Eugene Lefrancois". The Globe and Mail. p. 2.


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