Joseph-Ernest Grégoire
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Joseph-Ernest Grégoire (1886-1980) was a French Canadian politician. [1]
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[edit] Background
He was born in Disraeli, Quebec on July 31, 1886. He was an attorney and a professor. He also was the father of Gilles Grégoire, a co-founder of the Parti Québécois.
[edit] Mayor of Quebec
Grégoire ran for mayor in Quebec City in 1934 and won, defeating Oscar Drouin. His term of office ended in 1938.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Death
He died on September 17, 1980.
[edit] Honors
In 1934, Grégoire was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. In 1935, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Member of the Barreau du Quebec in 1913, he practiced law from 1938 to 1966.
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| Preceded by Charles-Abraham Paquet (Liberal) |
MLA for Montmagny 1935–1939 |
Succeeded by Fernand Choquette (Liberal) |
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