Joseph-Hormisdas Legris
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Joseph-Hormisdas Legris (May 6, 1850 – March 6, 1932) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Member of Parliament (MP) and Senator.
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[edit] Early life
He was born on May 6, 1850 in Louiseville, Mauricie. He was a farmer and an army officer of the local army reserve.
[edit] Provincial Legislature
Legris ran as a candidate of Honoré Mercier's Parti National in 1886 and lost. However, the election was eventually declared void and a by-election was called to settle the matter. Legris ended up winning the 1888 by-election and became MLA for the provincial district of Maskinongé.
In 1890 though his own election was cancelled. The same year, Catholic Bishop Louis-François Richer Laflèche used his influence to help local candidates of the Conservative Party being elected. Legris lost re-election against Joseph Lessard. [1]
[edit] Federal Politics
In 1891, Legris was elected as a Liberal candidate to the House of Commons, representing the district of Maskinongé. He was re-elected in 1896 and 1900.
He resigned in 1903 to accept an appointment to the Canadian Senate. [2]
[edit] City Politics
He served as Mayor of Louiseville from 1921 to 1922.
[edit] Death
He died in office on March 6, 1932 in Ottawa.
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[edit] See also
- Louiseville
- Maskinongé Federal Electoral District
- Maskinongé Provincial Electoral District
- Mauricie
- Mauricie Legislators
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
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| Preceded by Édouard Caron (Conservative) |
MLA, District of Maskinongé 1888–1890 |
Succeeded by Joseph Lessard (Conservative) |
| Parliament of Canada | ||
| Preceded by Charles-Jérémie Coulombe (Conservative) |
MP, District of Maskinongé 1891–1903 |
Succeeded by Hormidas Mayrand (Liberal) |
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