Jules Tessier

Jules Tessier (16 April 1852 – 6 January 1934) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Born in Quebec City, Quebec, the son of Ulric-Joseph Tessier and Mariane Perrault, he was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1874. He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1899. A practising lawyer, he ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Quebec City in 1894. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the riding of Portneuf in the 1886 election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1890, 1892, 1897, and acclaimed in 1900. From 1897 to 1901, he was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. He resigned in 1903, when he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of De la Durantaye, Quebec. A Liberal, he died in office in 1934.

His brother, Auguste Tessier, was also a Member and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly as well as a Cabinet minister |

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Preceded by Pierre-Évariste Leblanc	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec 1897-11-23 – 1901-02-14	Succeeded by Henri-Benjamin Rainville