Hugues Lapointe
Canadian politician
The Honourable Hugues Lapointe PC OC CD QC | |
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| 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
| In office February 22, 1966 – April 27, 1978 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Georges Vanier Roland Michener Jules Léger |
| Premier | Jean Lesage Daniel Johnson, Sr. Jean Jacques Bertrand Robert Bourassa René Lévesque |
| Preceded by | Paul Comtois |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Côté |
| Member of Parliament for Lotbinière | |
| In office March 26, 1940 – June 10, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur |
| Succeeded by | Raymond O'Hurley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1911-03-03)March 3, 1911 Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | November 13, 1982(1982-11-13) (aged 71) Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Ernest Lapointe (father) |
| Cabinet | Postmaster General (1955–1957) Minister of Veterans Affairs (1950–1957) Solicitor General of Canada (1949–1950) |
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence (1945–1949) Parliamentary Assistant to the Secretary of State for External Affairs (1949) |
Hugues Lapointe PC OC CD QC (March 3, 1911 – November 13, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer, Member of Parliament and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1966 to 1978.
Life and career
Born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, the son of the Canadian Member of Parliament Ernest Lapointe and Emma Pratte, he studied at the University of Ottawa and Université Laval. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1935. He practised law from 1936 to 1961. He served during World War II and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He was elected as a Liberal in the 1940 federal election in the Quebec riding of Lotbinière. He was re-elected in the 1945, 1949, and 1953 elections. He was defeated in the 1957 election.
He held three cabinet positions: Solicitor General of Canada (1949–1950), Minister of Veterans Affairs (1950–1957), and Postmaster General (1955–1957).
In 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
He was married to Marie-Lucette Valin.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hugues Lapointe | 8,983 | ||||||
| Independent | Gérard Laliberté | 4,627 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hugues Lapointe | 10,122 | ||||||
| Independent | Omer Langlois | 5,813 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hugues Lapointe | 8,849 | ||||||
| Independent | Adrien Lambert | 6,430 | ||||||
| Union des électeurs | BenjaminDemers | 288 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marie-Joseph-Émile Rousseau | 72 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hugues Lapointe | 9,047 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rolland Legendre | 6,879 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Raymond O'Hurley | 8,372 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hugues Lapointe | 7,823 | ||||||
References
- Hugues Lapointe at Assemblée nationale du Québec (in French)
- Hugues Lapointe fonds, Library and Archives Canada
- Hugues Lapointe – Parliament of Canada biography
External links
- Order of Canada Citation
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| Province of Canada (1841–66)* | ||
| Lower Canada (1791–1841) | ||
| British Province of Quebec (1759–91)* | ||
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