Lorenzo Robitaille was a Canadian

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 politician.

Born in Beauport, Quebec

Beauport, Quebec

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, the son of Alfred and Lynotte Robitaille, he was educated at the Mount St. Louis College at Montreal. He was in partnership with his father in the distillery business at Quebec and Beauport and owner of a Sugar and Vegetable preserve faction at St. Johns, Quebec. He was chosen Secretary of the Manufacturers Association of the Province of Quebec. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 for the riding of Quebec County in a 1906 by-election

By-election

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 caused by the appointment of Charles Fitzpatrick

Charles Fitzpatrick

Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, PC, GCMG was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was born in Quebec City, Canada East, to John Fitzpatrick and Mary Connolly....

 as Chief Justice

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 of the Supreme Court of Canada

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. An Independent Liberal, Robitaille defeated the official Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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 candidate but went on to be defeated in the 1908 election

Canadian federal election, 1908

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