Hilarion-Pit Lessard
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Hilarion-Pit Lessard was a Canadian politician. He was a five-term Member of the House of Commons and was a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.
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[edit] Background
He was born in Sainte-Germaine, Quebec on February 11, 1913.
[edit] Federal Politics
Lessard successfully ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Saint-Henri in 1958. He was re-elected in 1962, 1963 and 1965. He ran in the district of Lasalle in 1968 and won. He did not run for re-election in 1972. [1]
[edit] City Councillor
He was elected to Montreal's City Council as an Independent candidate in 1957. He was re-elected in 1960 and 1962. He lost his bid for re-election in 1966, against Civic candidate Guy Lacoste. He represented the district of Saint-Henri.
[edit] Death
Lessard died on September 10, 1984.
[edit] Footnotes
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| Preceded by Joseph-Arsène Bonnier (Liberal) |
MP, District of Saint-Henri 1958-1968 |
Succeeded by Gérard Loiselle (Liberal) |
| Preceded by The district was established in 1966. |
MP, District of Lasalle 1968-1972 |
Succeeded by John Campbell (Liberal) |
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