Louis Athanase David was a Canadian

Canada

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 lawyer

Lawyer

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, politician

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, and businessman. He is son of Laurent-Olivier David

Laurent-Olivier David

Laurent-Olivier David was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician.Born in Sault-au-Récollet, Montreal, Quebec, the son of Stanislas David and Élisabeth Tremblay, David was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse and studied law in the Collège Sainte-Marie in Montreal...

, also a Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician.

Born in Montreal

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, Athanase David received a law degree

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 from Université Laval

Université Laval

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 and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1905. A partner in the law firm of Elliott & David, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 in 1916 as the Liberal Party member for the Terrebonne

Terrebonne (provincial electoral district)

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 riding, serving until 1935. He was elected again in 1939 then resigned in February 1940 to accept an appointment as Senator in the Parliament of Canada

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 where he served until his death in 1953.

He created the Prix Athanase-David

Prix Athanase-David

The Prix Athanase-David is a literary award presented annually by the government of Quebec as part of the Prix du Québec to a Quebec writer, to honour the body of his or her work....

 literary prize in 1922 and in 1923 was made a member of the Legion of Honor by the government of France

France

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A sports fan, Athanase David was president of the Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

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 ice hockey

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 club from 1930 to 1935. He won 3 Stanley Cup

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s during his tenure in 1924, 1930, and 1931. In 1928 he partnered with Montreal stockbroker Ernest Savard

Ernest Savard

J. Ernest Savard was a Canadian stock broker and a partner in the brokerage firm of Savard & Hart in Montreal, Quebec.A sports fan, in 1928 Savard partnered with fellow Montreal businessman and politician Athanase David and American baseball executive George Stallings to revive the Montreal Royals...

 and American

United States

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 baseball executive George Stallings

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 to revive the Montreal Royals

Montreal Royals

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 baseball franchise as part of the International League

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 and to build Delorimier Stadium

Delorimier Stadium

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David was married to Antonia Nantel

Madame Athanase David

Madame Athanase David was a Canadian arts administrator and arts patron.Born Antonia Nantel in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, she studied the piano in Montreal before entering the Conservatoire de Paris where she studied opera and was a piano student of Antoine-Émile Marmontel...

 (known as Madame Athanase David), who was an important arts administrator and partron in Montreal. He notably helped her in establishing the Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is a symphony orchestra based in Montréal, Québec, Canada, with Montréal's Place des Arts as its home.-History:...

 in 1934 and the Montreal Festivals in 1936. Their son, Paul David

Paul David

Paul David, was a Canadian cardiologist, founder of the Montreal Heart Institute, and Senator.Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Louis-Athanase David and Antonia Nantel, he received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Paris in 1939 and his MD from the Université de Montréal in 1944...

, was also a Canadian senator and a prominent cardiologist.

He was made ​​a Knight of the French Legion of Honour in 1923, an Officer in 1925 and a Commander in 1934.

External links

• Athanase DAVID at Assemblée nationale du Québec