Lucien Dugas
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Lucien Dugas was an educator, lawyer and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Joliette
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1927 to 1936 as a Liberal. Dugas was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
in 1936.
He was born in Joliette, Quebec
, the son of François-Octave Dugas and Alix Godin who was the daughter of François Benjamin Godin
, and was educated at the Séminaire de Joliette and the Université de Montréal
. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1921 and practised law in Joliette. He taught at the Séminaire de Joliette. Dugas was named King's Counsel in 1931. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1927. Dugas was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1936 and again in 1939. He was bâtonnier for the Laurentian district of the Quebec bar in 1953 and 1954. Dugas was also a director of the Joliette telephone company.
In 1926, Dugas married Simone Guimond. He died in Montreal at the age of 87 and was buried in Joliette.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Joliette
Joliette (provincial electoral district)
Joliette is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts of Joliette-Montcalm and Berthier. The Joliette electoral district also existed between 1867 to 1970...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1927 to 1936 as a Liberal. Dugas was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
President of the National Assembly of Quebec
The President of the National Assembly of Quebec is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, which is modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system...
in 1936.
He was born in Joliette, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, the son of François-Octave Dugas and Alix Godin who was the daughter of François Benjamin Godin
François Benjamin Godin
François Benjamin Godin was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the 1st Canadian Parliament representing Joliette....
, and was educated at the Séminaire de Joliette and the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1921 and practised law in Joliette. He taught at the Séminaire de Joliette. Dugas was named King's Counsel in 1931. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1927. Dugas was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1936 and again in 1939. He was bâtonnier for the Laurentian district of the Quebec bar in 1953 and 1954. Dugas was also a director of the Joliette telephone company.
In 1926, Dugas married Simone Guimond. He died in Montreal at the age of 87 and was buried in Joliette.