Charles Avila Séguin
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Charles Avila Séguin was an Ontario
lawyer and political figure. He represented Russell
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
as a Conservative
member from 1929 to 1934.
He was born in Montreal
in 1883 and studied at the University of Ottawa
and Osgoode Hall
. In 1912, he married Germaine, the daughter of Wilfrid Bruno Nantel
who was a federal cabinet minister. He ran unsuccessfully against Aurélien Bélanger
in 1926 before being elected in 1929, defeating Bélanger. In 1928, he was named King's Counsel. In 1940, Séguin ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in Ottawa East.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
lawyer and political figure. He represented Russell
Russell (Ontario electoral district)
Russell was a federal and provincial electoral district in eastern Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1967....
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
as a Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
member from 1929 to 1934.
He was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in 1883 and studied at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
and Osgoode Hall
Osgoode Hall
Osgoode Hall is a landmark building in downtown Toronto constructed between 1829 and 1832 in the late Georgian Palladian and Neoclassical styles. It houses the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Divisional Court of the Superior Court of Justice, and the Law Society of Upper Canada...
. In 1912, he married Germaine, the daughter of Wilfrid Bruno Nantel
Wilfrid Bruno Nantel
Wilfrid Bruno Nantel, was a Canadian politician.Born in Saint-Jérôme, Canada East, the son of Guillaume Nantel and Adélaïde Desjardins, he was a lawyer before first running unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative candidate in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne in the 1904...
who was a federal cabinet minister. He ran unsuccessfully against Aurélien Bélanger
Aurélien Bélanger
Aurélien Bélanger was an Ontario political figure. He represented Russell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal and Independent Liberal from 1923 to 1929 and Prescott as a Liberal from 1934 to 1948....
in 1926 before being elected in 1929, defeating Bélanger. In 1928, he was named King's Counsel. In 1940, Séguin ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in Ottawa East.