Onésiphore Turgeon
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Onésiphore Turgeon (September 6, 1849 – November 18, 1944) was a Canadian parliamentarian.
Born in Lévis, Canada East, he was a journalist before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the New Brunswick riding of Gloucester in the 1900 election. A Liberal, he would be re-elected in each following election up to and including the 1921 election. He was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1922 representing the senatorial division of Gloucester, New Brunswick on the advice of William Lyon Mackenzie King. He served in Parliament (both the Commons and the Senate) for 44 years until his death at the age of 95 in 1944.
His son James Gray Turgeon also served as Member of the House of Commons and the Canadian Senate for many years.
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| Preceded by Théotime Blanchard |
Member of Parliament for Gloucester 1900–1922 |
Succeeded by Jean George Robichaud |
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