Louis-Georges Desjardins
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for L'Islet |
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| In office 1891–1892 |
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| Preceded by | Philippe Baby Casgrain |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Israël Tarte |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montmorency |
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| In office 1890–1891 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Langelier |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Israël Tarte |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmorency | |
| In office 1881–1890 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Langelier |
| Succeeded by | Charles Langelier |
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| Born | May 12, 1849 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
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Conservative Party of Quebec |
Louis-Georges Desjardins (May 12, 1849 – June 8, 1928) was a Canadian journalist and politician.
Born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East, the son of François Roy dit Desjardins and Clarisse Miville dit Deschênes, Desjardins was educated at the Collège de Lévis and at the Military College. A journalist, he was the editor-in-chief of newspaper Le Canadien from 1875 to 1880.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Montmorency in the 1881 election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1886 and was defeated in 1890. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Montmorency in an 1890 by-election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1891 election for the electoral district of L'Islet. He resigned in 1892 when he was appointed Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, a position which he held until 1912.
He was also a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 17th Levis Battalion, Volunteer Militia.
Bibliography
- Précis historique du 17e bataillon d'infanterie de Lévis depuis sa formation en 1862 jusqu'à 1872, suivi des ordres permanents du même corps (1872)
- M. Laurier devant l'histoire : les erreurs de son discours et les véritables principes du Parti conservateur (1877)
- De l'idée conservatrice dans l'ordre politique (1879)
- Considérations sur l'annexion (1891)
- A True and Sound Policy of Equal Rights for All. Open Letters to Dalton McCarthy (1893)
- Decisions of the Speakers of the House of Commons of Canada, 1867-1900 (1901)
- Décisions des orateurs de l'Assemblée législative de la province de Québec 1867-1901 (1902)
- l'Angleterre, le Canada et la Grande Guerre (1917)
- l'Harmonie dans l'union (1919)
References
- Louis-Georges Desjardins – Parliament of Canada biography
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External links
- Works by Louis-Georges Desjardins at Project Gutenberg
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- Works by Louis-Georges Desjardins at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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