| The Hon. Joseph-Hormisdas Legris |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Maskinongé | |
| In office 1888–1890 |
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| Preceded by | Édouard Caron |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Lessard |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Maskinongé |
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| In office 1891–1903 |
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| Preceded by | Charles-Jérémie Coulombe |
| Succeeded by | Hormidas Mayrand |
| Senator for Repentigny, Quebec | |
| In office 1903–1932 |
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| Appointed by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Preceded by | Joseph-François Armand |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Hormisdas Rainville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1850 Rivière-du-Loup-en-Haut (Louiseville), Canada East |
| Died | March 6, 1932 (aged 81) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
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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He was born on May 6, 1850 in Louiseville, Mauricie. He was a farmer and an army officer of the local army reserve.
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]
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]
He served as Mayor of Louiseville from 1921 to 1922.
He died in office on March 6, 1932 in Ottawa.