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Hilarion-Pit Lessard

Hilarion-Pit Lessard

Canadian politician

Hilarion-Pit Lessard (1913-1984) was a Canadian politician. He was a five-term Member of the House of Commons and was a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

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Background

He was born in Sainte-Germaine, Quebec on February 11, 1913.

Federal Politics

Lessard successfully ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Saint-Henri in 1958. He was re-elected in 1962, 1963 and 1965. He ran in the district of Lasalle in 1968 and won. He did not run for re-election in 1972.[1]

City Councillor

He was elected to Montreal's City Council as an Independent candidate in 1957. He was re-elected in 1960 and 1962. He lost his bid for re-election in 1966, against Civic candidate Guy Lacoste. He represented the district of Saint-Henri.

Death

Pit Lessard died on September 10, 1984, due to heart failure.[2]

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    Hilarion-Pit Lessard, ParlInfo, Canadian Parliament
  2. [2]
    The Canadian Press (13 September 1984). "Pit Lessard / Former Liberal MP". The Globe and Mail. p. M6.
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