Maurice Dupré

The Honourable Maurice Dupré PC


Member of the Canadian Parliament for Quebec West
In office 1930–1935
Preceded by	Georges Parent
Succeeded by	The electoral district was abolished in 1933.
Personal details
Born	(1888-03-20)March 20, 1888 Lévis, Quebec
Died	October 3, 1941(1941-10-03) (aged 53)
Political party	Conservative
Cabinet	Solicitor General of Canada (1930–1935)

Maurice Dupré, PC (March 20, 1888 – October 3, 1941) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Lévis, Quebec, he first ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons representing the Quebec riding of Kamouraska in the 1925 federal election. A Conservative, he was elected in the 1930 federal election representing the riding of Quebec West. He was defeated in 1935 and again in 1940. From 1930 to 1935, he was the Solicitor General of Canada.

References

Maurice Dupré – Parliament of Canada biography

Solicitors General of Canada

Curran Tupper Fitzpatrick Carroll Lemieux Bureau Meighen Guthrie Fauteux McKenzie McMurray Cannon Fauteux Cannon Dupré Jean Lapointe Garson Campney Macdonald Balcer Browne MacNaught Pennell Turner McIlraith Goyer Allmand Fox Basford (acting) Blais Lawrence Kaplan MacKay Beatty Kelleher Beatty (acting) Blais Cadieux Lewis Gray Scott MacAulay Easter¹

¹The office of Solicitor General was abolished and the office of Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness was in force April 4, 2005.

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