Hector Fabre
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Louis-Roch-Hector Fabre (9 August 1834 – 2 September 1910) was a French Canadian lawyer, journalist, diplomat, and senator.
He was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 5 February 1875 on the recommendation of Alexander Mackenzie. Sitting as a Nationalist, he represented the senatorial division of La Salle, Quebec until his resignation on 12 July 1882.
Following his resignation from the Senate, Fabre was appointed Canada's first General Agent in Paris, a position he would occupy until his death in 1910. This appointment marked one of the first diplomatic postings in Canadian history.
In 1886 he was created a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.
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| Preceded by Established |
Commissioner to France 1882-1910 |
Succeeded by Hon. Philippe Roy |
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Political biography from the Library of Parliament
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada diplomatic history
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