Hormisdas Pilon
| Hormisdas Pilon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Vaudreuil | |
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In office 1901–1931 | |
| Preceded by | Émery Lalonde, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Elzéar Sabourin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 1, 1857 Vaudreuil, Quebec |
| Died |
July 15, 1937 (aged 80) Vaudreuil, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
Hormisdas Pilon (April 1, 1857 – July 15, 1937) was a Quebec politician. He was the Member of the Quebec Legislative Assembly for 30 years.
Pilon, born in Vaudreuil, Quebec west of Montreal studied in general medicine at Bourget College in Rigaud and then studied veterinarian medicine. He practiced his profession for several years and later was also a farmer as well as a school commissioner in Vaudreuil for 12 years. He also served as the mayor of the Saint-Michel de Vaudreuil parish from 1900 to 1911.
He was first elected in the Vaudreuil riding as a Quebec Liberal Party member in a by-election in 1901. He was later re-elected for seven other terms until 1931. While he was never a Cabinet Minister, Pilon did served as Chief Whip of the government.
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.