Joseph-Édouard-Émile Léonard (December 11, 1872 – September 15, 1933) was a Canadian

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 lawyer and politician.

Born in Ste-Rose, Laval County, Quebec

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, Léonard was educated at the Colleges of Ste Therese, Joliette and St. Mary's in Montreal

Montreal

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. A lawyer, he was head of the Montreal firm of Leonard & Patenaude. He was the Conservative

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 candidate in the electoral district of Laval

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 in the general elections of 1900

Canadian federal election, 1900

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 but was defeated by Thomas Fortin

Thomas Fortin

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. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons

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 in a 1902 by-election, after Fortin was appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, Montreal District. He was re-elected in 1904

Canadian federal election, 1904

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 and was defeated in 1908

Canadian federal election, 1908

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 and again in 1911

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