Joseph-Ernest Grégoire
| Joseph-Ernest Grégoire | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmagny | |
| In office 1935 – 1939 |
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| Preceded by | Charles-Abraham Paquet |
| Succeeded by | Fernand Choquette |
| Mayor of Quebec City | |
| In office 1934–1938 |
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| Preceded by | Henri-Edgar Lavigueur |
| Succeeded by | Lucien-Hubert Borne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1886 Disraëli, Quebec |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Quebec City, Quebec |
Joseph-Ernest Grégoire CBE (July 31, 1886 – September 17, 1980) was a French Canadian politician.[1]
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Background
He was born in Disraeli, Quebec on July 31, 1886. He was an attorney and a professor. Member of the Barreau du Quebec in 1913, he practiced law from 1938 to 1966.
Mayor of Quebec
Grégoire ran for mayor in Quebec City in 1934 and won, defeating Pierre Bertrand. He was reelected in the 1936 election, defeating Lucien Borne. He ran again in the 1938 election, but this time he was defeated by Lucien Borne.
Member of the legislature
He was elected as the Action libérale nationale candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1935 in the riding of Montmagny. He was re-elected in 1936 as the Union Nationale candidate.
In 1937, he and colleagues René Chaloult, Oscar Drouin, Philippe Hamel and Adolphe Marcoux left the Union Nationale. They founded a short-lived party that was called Parti national.[2] Grégoire did not run for re-election in 1939.
Death
He died on September 17, 1980.
Family
He was the father of Gilles Grégoire.
Honors
In 1934, Grégoire was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. In the 1935 New Year Honours, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
References
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- ↑ Chronologie parlementaire depuis 1791 (1937-1939)
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