Georges Turcot
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Georges Turcot was a Canadian
Canada
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 politician.

Born in Ste-Marie de Beauce, Canada East, the son of Augustin Turcot, and Margaret Tardif, he was educated at the College of Ste. Marie. A merchant, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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 for the riding of Mégantic
Mégantic (electoral district)
Mégantic was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935, and from 1949 to 1968.-History:It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...

 in the 1887 federal election
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The Canadian federal election of 1887 was held on February 22, 1887 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 6th Parliament of Canada.The Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A...

. A Liberal
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, he was defeated in the 1891 election
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The Canadian federal election of 1891 was held on March 5 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 7th Parliament of Canada. It was won by the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald....

 and was re-elected in the 1896 election
Canadian federal election, 1896
The Canadian federal election of 1896 was held on June 23, 1896 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Canada. Though the Conservative Party won a plurality of the popular vote, the Liberal Party, led by Wilfrid Laurier, won the majority of seats to form the...

 and 1900 election
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. He was also secretary-treasurer of the municipality, a member of the Municipal Council and mayor for three years, and was warden of the county.
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