Name Louis-Georges Desjardins Preceded by Charles Langelier Role Canadian Politician | Preceded by Charles Langelier Succeeded by Joseph Israel Tarte Political party Conservative Resigned 1892 | |
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Born May 12, 1849
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East ( 1849-05-12 ) Other political
affiliations Conservative Party of Quebec Died June 8, 1928, Montreal, Canada Party Conservative Party of Canada Books England, Canada and the Great War | ||
Preceded by Philippe Baby Casgrain | ||
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Louis-Georges Desjardins (May 12, 1849 – June 8, 1928) was a Canadian journalist and politician.
Born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East, the son of François Roy dit Desjardins and Clarisse Miville dit Deschênes, Desjardins was educated at the Collège de Lévis and at the Military College. A journalist, he was the editor-in-chief of newspaper Le Canadien from 1875 to 1880.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Montmorency in the 1881 election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1886 and was defeated in 1890. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Montmorency in an 1890 by-election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1891 election for the electoral district of L'Islet. He resigned in 1892 when he was appointed Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, a position which he held until 1912.
He was also a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 17th Levis Battalion, Volunteer Militia.