Eugène Paquet, PC

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 (23 October 1867 – 8 May 1951) was a Canadian

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 parliamentarian

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.

Paquet was born in St-Agapit

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, Quebec

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, and prior to entering politics studied medicine

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 and practised as a physician

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. A Conservative

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, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons

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 as Member of Parliament for the Quebec electoral district

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 of L'Islet

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 in the Canadian federal election of 1904

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, a seat he was to successfully defend in 1908

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 and 1911

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. However, he was defeated in the elections of 1921

Canadian federal election, 1911

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 and 1926

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. In recognition of his service to the party, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 14 August 1935 on the recommendation of Richard Bennett

R. B. Bennett

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. He represented the senatorial division

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 of Lauzon, Quebec

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 until his death.

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