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Jacques Bureau

Jacques Bureau

Canadian politician

Not to be confused with Jacques-Olivier Bureau.

Jacques Bureau, PC KC (July 9, 1860 – January 23, 1933) was a Canadian politician.

Quick Facts 8th Senator for La Salle, Quebec, Nominated by ...

Born in Trois-Rivières, Canada East, the son of J. Napoleon Bureau and Sophie Gingras, Bureau was educated at Nicolet College and received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1881 from Laval University. A lawyer, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Three Rivers and St. Maurice in the 1900 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904, 1908, 1911, 1917, and 1921. From 1907 to 1911, he was the Solicitor General of Canada. From 1921 to 1925, he was the Minister of Customs and Excise. In 1925, after his involvement in the King-Byng Affair, he was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of La Salle, Quebec. He served until his death in 1933.

References

  • Jacques Bureau – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "A history of Quebec, its resources and people, vol. 2". Internet Archive. 1908.
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