Victor Geoffrion

Victor Geoffrion
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Chambly—Verchères
In office
1900–1911
Preceded by Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion
Succeeded by Joseph Hormisdas Rainville
Personal details
Born (1851-10-23)October 23, 1851
St-Simon de Bagot, Canada East
Died May 31, 1923(1923-05-31) (aged 71)
Political party Liberal
Relations Félix Geoffrion & Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion, brothers

Victor Geoffrion (October 23, 1851 May 31, 1923) was a Canadian politician.

Born in St-Simon de Bagot, Quebec, the brother of Félix Geoffrion and Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion, both MPs, Geoffrion was educated at the St. Hyacinthe Seminary and McGill University. A lawyer, he was a partner in the law firm of Geoffrion, Geoffrion, & Cusson in Montreal. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Chambly—Verchères in a 1900 by-election and was re-elected in 1900, 1904, and 1908. A Liberal, he was defeated in 1911.

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