Joseph-Ernest Grégoire

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Joseph-Ernest Grégoire

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmagny
In office 1935 – 1939
Preceded by	Charles-Abraham Paquet
Succeeded by	Fernand Choquette
Mayor of Quebec City
In office 1934–1938
Preceded by	Henri-Edgar Lavigueur
Succeeded by	Lucien-Hubert Borne
Personal details
Born	(1886-07-31)July 31, 1886 Disraëli, Quebec
Died	September 17, 1980(1980-09-17) (aged 94) Quebec City, Quebec

Joseph-Ernest Grégoire (July 31, 1886 – September 17, 1980) was a French Canadian politician.^[1]

Background

He was born in Disraeli, Quebec on July 31, 1886. He was an attorney and a professor. He also was the father of Gilles Grégoire, a co-founder of the Parti Québécois.

Mayor of Quebec

Grégoire ran for mayor in Quebec City in 1934 and won, defeating Oscar Drouin. His term of office ended in 1938.

Member of the legislature

He was elected as the Action libérale nationale candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1935 in the riding of Montmagny. He was re-elected in 1936 as the Union Nationale candidate.

In 1937, he and colleagues René Chaloult, Oscar Drouin, Philippe Hamel and Adolphe Marcoux left the Union Nationale. They founded a short-lived party that was called Parti national.^[2] Grégoire did not run for re-election in 1939.

Death

He died on September 17, 1980.

Honors

In 1934, Grégoire was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. In 1935, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Member of the Barreau du Quebec in 1913, he practiced law from 1938 to 1966.

References

↑ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
↑ Chronologie parlementaire depuis 1791 (1937-1939)

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Persondata
Name	Gregoire, Joseph-Ernest
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	July 31, 1886
Place of birth	Disraëli, Quebec
Date of death	September 17, 1980
Place of death	Quebec City, Quebec

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