Pierre-Émile Côté
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Pierre-Émile Côté was a Canadian
politician.
Born in Lévis, Quebec
, the son of Pierre Côté and Joséphine Émond, Côté was educated at the Séminaire de Québec, the Académie commerciale de Québec, Collège de Lévis, and the Université Laval à Québec. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1913. He practiced law in New Carlisle from 1919 to 1942.
He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in a 1924 by-election for Bonaventure
. A Liberal, he was acclaimed in 1927 and re-elected in 1931 and 1935. He was defeated in 1936. He was Minister of Highways from March to August 1936. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1937 by-election for Bonaventure
. A Liberal
, he resigned in 1939 to return to provincial politics and was elected in 1939. He was Minister of Lands and Forests, Fish and Game from 1941 to 1942. He resigned in 1942, when he was appointed a judge of the Quebec Superior Court. He died in Quebec City in 1950.
Canada
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politician.
Born in Lévis, Quebec
Lévis, Quebec
Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The Société de transport de...
, the son of Pierre Côté and Joséphine Émond, Côté was educated at the Séminaire de Québec, the Académie commerciale de Québec, Collège de Lévis, and the Université Laval à Québec. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1913. He practiced law in New Carlisle from 1919 to 1942.
He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in a 1924 by-election for Bonaventure
Bonaventure (provincial electoral district)
Bonaventure is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was originally created in 1829.-Geography:...
. A Liberal, he was acclaimed in 1927 and re-elected in 1931 and 1935. He was defeated in 1936. He was Minister of Highways from March to August 1936. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1937 by-election for Bonaventure
Bonaventure (electoral district)
Bonaventure was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1997...
. A Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
, he resigned in 1939 to return to provincial politics and was elected in 1939. He was Minister of Lands and Forests, Fish and Game from 1941 to 1942. He resigned in 1942, when he was appointed a judge of the Quebec Superior Court. He died in Quebec City in 1950.