Léonard Tremblay

Léonard Tremblay
Member of Parliament
for Dorchester
In office
October 1935 – September 1965
Preceded by Onésime Gagnon
Succeeded by Robert Perron
Personal details
Born Léonard-David Sweezey Tremblay
16 April 1896(1896-04-16)
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Died 19 September 1968(1968-09-19) (aged 72)
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Beatrice Cote
m. 17 May 1920[1]
Profession journalist, public servant

Léonard-David Sweezey Tremblay (16 April 1896 – 19 September 1968) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec and became a journalist and public servant by career.

Tremblay was educated at Lauzon College and served in both World War I and World War II.[1] He was first elected to Parliament at the Dorchester riding in the 1935 general election then re-elected there in 1940, 1945 and 1949. The margin of victory of the 1949 election was particularly small, as Progressive Conservative candidate Gérard Corriveau trailed by 221 votes.[2]

At the end of the 21st Canadian Parliament in June 1953, Tremblay was appointed to the Senate under the Lauzon division and remained in the Senate until September 1965.

References

  1. ^ a b Normandin, Pierre G. (1952). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. 
  2. ^ Bain, George (6 August 1953). "Quebec Prospect: PC's See Victory in Dorchester". The Globe and Mail. p. 13. 

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