Léonard Tremblay

The Hon.
Léonard Tremblay
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Dorchester
In office
October 1935  September 1965
Preceded by Onésime Gagnon
Succeeded by Robert Perron
Senator for Lauzon, Quebec
In office
1953–1965
Appointed by Louis St. Laurent
Preceded by Eugène Paquet
Succeeded by Jean-Paul Deschatelets
Personal details
Born Léonard-David Sweezey Tremblay
(1896-04-16)16 April 1896
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Died 19 September 1968(1968-09-19) (aged 72)
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Beatrice Cote
m. 17 May 1920[1]
Profession journalist, public servant

Léonard-David Sweezey Tremblay (16 April 1896 19 September 1968) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec and became a journalist and public servant by career.

Tremblay was educated at Lauzon College and served in both World War I and World War II.[1] He was first elected to Parliament at the Dorchester riding in the 1935 general election then re-elected there in 1940, 1945 and 1949. The margin of victory of the 1949 election was particularly small, as Progressive Conservative candidate Gérard Corriveau trailed by 221 votes.[2]

At the end of the 21st Canadian Parliament in June 1953, Tremblay was appointed to the Senate under the Lauzon division and remained in the Senate until September 1965.

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, Pierre G. (1952). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. Bain, George (6 August 1953). "Quebec Prospect: PC's See Victory in Dorchester". The Globe and Mail. p. 13.

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