Hormisdas Langlais
Hormisdas Langlais was a Canadian politician and a seven-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[1] He was born on September 2, 1890 in Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Bas-Saint-Laurent.
Hormisdas Langlais | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |
| In office 1936–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Amédée Caron |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Philippe Lacroix |
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| Born | September 2, 1890 Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Quebec |
| Died | April 6, 1976 (aged 85) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Union Nationale |
Langlais ran as an Action libérale nationale (ALN) candidate in the 1935 election and lost. He was elected as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1936 election against Liberal incumbent Amédée Caron in the provincial district of Îles-de-la-Madeleine. He was re-elected in the 1939, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 elections.
He was appointed House Whip in 1944 and served as a parliamentary assistant from 1955 to 1960. He was defeated against Liberal candidate Louis-Philippe Lacroix in the 1962 election.
Langlais died on April 6, 1976 in Quebec City.
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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