Napoléon Séguin (December 13, 1865 – January 29, 1940) was a Canadian politician.
Napoléon Séguin | |
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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 | Sainte Madeleine de Rigaud, Canada East | December 13, 1865
Died | January 29, 1940 Montréal-Nord, Quebec | (aged 74)
Political party | Liberal |
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
edit- ^ a b c "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.