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Name
  
Louis-Georges Desjardins

Preceded by
  
Role
  
Canadian Politician


Preceded by
  
Succeeded by
  
Joseph Israel Tarte

Political party
  
Resigned
  
1892

Louis-Georges Desjardins

Born
  
May 12, 1849Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East (
1849-05-12
)

Other politicalaffiliations
  
Conservative Party of Quebec

Died
  
June 8, 1928, Montreal, Canada

Party
  
Conservative Party of Canada

Books
  
England, Canada and the Great War

Preceded by
  

Louis georges desjardins top 5 facts


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.

References

Louis-Georges Desjardins Wikipedia


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