Preceded by Henri Severin Beland Name Edouard Lacroix Resigned May 14, 1945 Children Robert Dutil, grandson Succeeded by Ludger Dionne | Political party Liberal Party Liberal Party of Canada Preceded by Henri-Rene Renault Role Politician | |
Born January 6, 1889
Sainte-Marie, Quebec ( 1889-01-06 ) Died January 19, 1963, Saint-Georges, Canada | ||
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Édouard Lacroix (January 6, 1889 – January 19, 1963) was a politician and business person in Quebec, Canada.
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Background
He was born on January 6, 1889 in Sainte-Marie, Quebec. He made career in forestry and opened a lumber plant in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine. He was the grandfather of businessmen Marcel and Robert Dutil.
Member of Parliament
Lacroix ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Beauce in the 1925 federal election and won. He was re-elected in the 1926, 1930, 1935 and 1940 elections.
He left the Liberals and joined the Bloc Populaire Canadien on February 18, 1943. He resigned his seat on July 11, 1944 to switch to provincial politics.
Provincial politics
Lacroix, who had been a supporter of the Action libérale nationale in the 1930s, successfully ran as a Bloc Populaire candidate in the provincial district of Beauce in the 1944 provincial election. He never took his seat at the Legislative Assembly. He resigned and left politics on May 14, 1945.
Death
He died on January 19, 1963.