Hilarion-Pit Lessard

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Hilarion-Pit Lessard was a Canadian politician. He was a five-term Member of the House of Commons and was a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

Background

He was born in Sainte-Germaine, Quebec on February 11, 1913.

Federal Politics

Lessard successfully ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Saint-Henri in 1958. He was re-elected in 1962, 1963 and 1965. He ran in the district of Lasalle in 1968 and won. He did not run for re-election in 1972.^[1]

City Councillor

He was elected to Montreal's City Council as an Independent candidate in 1957. He was re-elected in 1960 and 1962. He lost his bid for re-election in 1966, against Civic candidate Guy Lacoste. He represented the district of Saint-Henri.

Death

Pit Lessard died on September 10, 1984 due to heart failure.^[2]

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Persondata
Name	Lessard, Hilarion-Pit
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	11 February 1913
Place of birth	Sainte-Germaine, Quebec
Date of death	1984-09-10
Place of death

Preceded by
The district was established in 1966. MP, District of Lasalle
1968-1972 Succeeded by
John Campbell (Liberal)

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