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Napoléon Séguin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal division no. 1
In office
1908–1912
Preceded byGeorges-Albini Lacombe
Succeeded byDistrict was abolished in 1912
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Sainte-Marie
In office
1912–1921
Preceded byDistrict was abolished in 1912
Succeeded byJoseph Gauthier
Personal details
Born(1865-12-13)December 13, 1865
Sainte Madeleine de Rigaud, Canada East
DiedJanuary 29, 1940(1940-01-29) (aged 74)
Montréal-Nord, Quebec
Political partyLiberal

Napoléon Séguin (December 13, 1865 – January 29, 1940) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Sainte Madeleine de Rigaud, Canada East, Séguin was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal division no. 1 in 1908. A Liberal, he was re-elected in Montréal–Sainte-Marie in 1912, 1916, and 1919. He was a Minister without Portfolio in the cabinet of Lomer Gouin in 1919 and in the cabinet of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau in 1920.[1]

He resigned in 1921 when he was appointed Governor of the Bordeaux Prison, a post he held until 1939.[1]

He died in Montréal-Nord in 1940.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.