Joseph-Hormisdas Legris

The Hon. Joseph-Hormisdas Legris
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Maskinongé
In office 1888–1890
Preceded by	Édouard Caron
Succeeded by	Joseph Lessard
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Maskinongé
In office 1891–1903
Preceded by	Charles-Jérémie Coulombe
Succeeded by	Hormidas Mayrand
Senator for Repentigny, Quebec
In office 1903–1932
Appointed by	Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded by	Joseph-François Armand
Succeeded by	Joseph Hormisdas Rainville
Personal details
Born	(1850-05-06)May 6, 1850 Rivière-du-Loup-en-Haut (Louiseville), Canada East
Died	March 6, 1932(1932-03-06) (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.

Early life

He was born on May 6, 1850 in Louiseville, Mauricie. He was a farmer and an army officer of the local army reserve.

Provincial Legislature

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]

Federal Politics

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]

City Politics

He served as Mayor of Louiseville from 1921 to 1922.

Death

He died in office on March 6, 1932 in Ottawa.

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