Roland Beaudry
Joseph Marie Paul Lucien Roland Beaudry (February 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was a Canadian politician, journalist, publicist and publisher.
Roland Beaudry | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. James | |
| In office 1945–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Eugène Durocher |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1952 |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Jacques | |
| In office 1953–1958 | |
| Preceded by | District was created in 1952 |
| Succeeded by | Charles-Édouard Campeau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 14, 1906 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | December 14, 1964 (aged 58) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | journalist publicist publisher |
Biography
Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1945 election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of St. James. He was re-elected in 1949 in St. James, and 1953 and 1957 in Saint-Jacques.[1]
Involvement in sports
Beaudry was also a sports broadcaster and an amateur ice hockey player, a goaltender, and a member of the 1927 Montreal Victorias ice hockey team that toured Europe and played against teams in Sweden (Stockholm), France, Germany, Austria (Vienna), Switzerland (Davos), Italy (Milan) and England. Also a recreational tennis player there was a story retold in the February 23, 1935 issue of the Montreal Gazette where Beaudry during a banquet in Stockholm had agreed to play tennis against one Mr. Gay ("Mr. G") the next morning, but Beaudry slept in the next morning after a late night out the previous day, apparently unaware of that "Mr. Gay" was in fact the Swedish King Gustaf V.[2]
References
- Roland Beaudry – Parliament of Canada biography
- "When the Victorias of Montreal were the toast of Europe" "Turning Back Hockey's Pages", MacDonald, D. A. L.. The Gazette (Montreal), February 23, 1935, pg. 14.