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Zénon Lesage

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Zénon Lesage was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]

Early life

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He was born on December 18, 1885, in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, and became a physician.

City Councillor

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Lesage won a seat to the City Council of Montreal in 1930 against Ernest Poulin, who also was a Liberal member of the provincial legislature. Lesage was re-elected in 1932, 1934 against Poulin, 1936, 1938, 1940 and 1942. He did not run for re-election in 1944.

Member of the legislature

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He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Montréal-Laurier in the 1935 provincial election and defeated Poulin. Lesage joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale, but was defeated in 1936 and 1939.

Death

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He died on February 4, 1956.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by MLA, District of Montréal-Laurier
19351936
Succeeded by