Joseph-Hormisdas Legris
The Hon. Joseph-Hormisdas Legris | |
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| 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 | May 6, 1850 Rivière-du-Loup-en-Haut (Louiseville), Canada East |
| Died | March 6, 1932 (aged 81) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| 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
[edit]He was born on May 6, 1850, in Louiseville, Mauricie. He was a farmer and an army officer of the local army reserve.
Provincial politics
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]He served as Mayor of Louiseville from 1921 to 1922.
Death
[edit]He died in office on March 6, 1932, in Ottawa, Ontario.
References
[edit]- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ Joseph-Hormisdas Legris – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1850 births
- 1932 deaths
- Canadian senators from Quebec
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Liberal Party of Canada senators
- Mayors of Louiseville
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
- Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
- Canadian Roman Catholics
- 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 20th-century members of the Senate of Canada
- 20th-century mayors of places in Quebec
- 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec