Aurel D. Léger was a Liberal party

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...

 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick

Grande-Digue, New Brunswick

Grande-Digue is a Canadian community in Kent County, New Brunswick.Located in Dundas Parish, Grande-Digue is bordered by Shediac Bay and Cocagne Bay, as well as the Northumberland Strait....

 and became a businessman, contractor and farmer by career.

He was educated at Shediac Bridge School, University of St. Joseph's College, Sainte Anne's College and Moncton Business College.

Légere was first elected to Parliament at the Kent

Kent (New Brunswick electoral district)

Kent was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.It consisted of the County of Kent...

 riding in the 1940 general election

Canadian federal election, 1940

The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...

 then re-elected in 1945

Canadian federal election, 1945

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 and 1949

Canadian federal election, 1949

The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...

. Léger was appointed to the Senate on 12 June 1953, towards the end of the 21st Canadian Parliament

21st Canadian Parliament

The 21st Canadian Parliament was in session from September 15, 1949 until June 13, 1953. The membership was set by the 1949 federal election on June 27, 1949, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1953 election.It was controlled by a...

. He remained a Senator until his death in 1961.

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