Edgar Leduc (politician)

Edgar Leduc
Mayor of Lachine, Quebec
In office 1939–1944
Member of Parliament for Jacques Cartier
In office October 1949 – August 1953
Preceded by	Elphège Marier
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Member of Parliament for Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle
In office August 1953 – June 1957
Preceded by	riding created
Succeeded by	Robert John Pratt
Personal details
Born	(1888-02-04)4 February 1888 Valleyfield, Quebec
Died	Lachine, Quebec
Political party	Independent Liberal
Spouse(s)	Maria Pilon (m. 6 September 1910)
Profession	insurance broker

Edgar Leduc (4 February 1888 – 13 October 1973) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Valleyfield, Quebec and worked as an insurance broker.

In 1918, Leduc became a municipal Secretary-Treasurer of Lachine, Quebec and remained in that position until 1923 when he began a ten-year term as an alderman of that community. He was then Lachine's Mayor from 1939 until 1944.

Leduc was first elected to Parliament at the Jacques Cartier riding as an independent candidate in a by-election on 4 October 1949, defeating Liberal candidate Sarto Marchand. He was re-elected as a Liberal party candidate in the 1953 federal election, when his riding was changed to Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle. After completing his only full term in the 22nd Canadian Parliament, Leduc was defeated in the 1957 election by Robert John Pratt of the Progressive Conservative party. Leduc made another unsuccessful attempt to unseat Pratt in the 1958 election.

External links

• Edgar Leduc – Parliament of Canada biography