Napoléon Séguin

Napoléon Séguin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal division no. 1
In office
1908–1912
Preceded by Georges-Albini Lacombe
Succeeded by District was abolished in 1912
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Sainte-Marie
In office
1912–1921
Preceded by District was abolished in 1912
Succeeded by Joseph Gauthier
Personal details
Born December 13, 1865
Sainte Madeleine de Rigaud, Canada East
Died January 29, 1940 (aged 74)
Montréal-Nord, Quebec
Political party Liberal

Napoléon Séguin (December 13, 1865 January 29, 1940) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Sainte Madeleine de Rigaud, Canada East, Séguin was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal division no. 1 in 1908. A Liberal, he was re-elected in Montréal–Sainte-Marie in 1912, 1916, and 1919. He was a Minister without Portfolio in the cabinet of Lomer Gouin in 1919 and in the cabinet of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau in 1920.[1]

He resigned in 1921 when he was appointed Governor of the Bordeaux Prison, a post he held until 1939.[1]

He died in Montréal-Nord in 1940.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.