Paul-Henri Spence
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Paul-Henri Spence was a Quebec businessman and politician.
Spence was born in Roberval, Quebec
and was an accountant by training.
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
in a 1952 by-election
in Roberval's federal constituency to become only the third Progressive Conservative
MP from Quebec to sit in the 21st Canadian Parliament
. He only sat in Parliament for a year before he lost his seat in the 1953 general election
with Liberal Georges Villeneuve
defeating him by just over 200 votes.
Spence moved to provincial politics and was elected to the Quebec legislature in the 1956 provincial election
as the Union Nationale deputy for provincial Roberval district
. He sat in the legislature for two years before resigning his seat in the 25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
on August 19, 1958.
He subsequently served as mayor
of Saint-Félicien, Quebec
from 1969 until 1973.
In his business life, Spence was an accountant by training working in the energy and pulp and paper industries. In 1955 he founded Paul Spence, Inc., an industrial supply company which he owned until 1980 and remained a major shareholder in until 1987.
Spence was born in Roberval, Quebec
Roberval, Quebec
Roberval is a city on the south-western shore of Lac Saint-Jean in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. With a population of 10,544 in the Canada 2006 Census, it is the third largest city on this lake after Alma and Dolbeau-Mistassini.It is the seat of the...
and was an accountant by training.
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in a 1952 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in Roberval's federal constituency to become only the third Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
MP from Quebec to sit in 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 only sat in Parliament for a year before he lost his seat in the 1953 general election
Canadian federal election, 1953
The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St...
with Liberal Georges Villeneuve
Georges Villeneuve
Georges Villeneuve was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons.After school studies in Saint-Prime, then at the seminaries in Chicoutimi and Nicolet, Villeneuve began law studies in 1946 at Université Laval in Quebec City...
defeating him by just over 200 votes.
Spence moved to provincial politics and was elected to the Quebec legislature in the 1956 provincial election
Quebec general election, 1956
The Quebec general election of 1956 was held on June 20, 1956 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Georges-Émile Lapalme.This was the fifth and final...
as the Union Nationale deputy for provincial Roberval district
Roberval (provincial electoral district)
Roberval is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1930 from parts of the Lac-Saint-Jean provincial electoral district...
. He sat in the legislature for two years before resigning his seat in the 25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The 25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial political legislature that existed from June 20, 1956 and June 22, 1960. The Union Nationale was the governing party for the fourth consecutive mandate. It was also Maurice Duplessis last term as Premier of Quebec...
on August 19, 1958.
He subsequently served as mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Saint-Félicien, Quebec
Saint-Félicien, Quebec
Saint-Félicien is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. The town is located within the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Its population as of 2006 is 10,477.-Geography:...
from 1969 until 1973.
In his business life, Spence was an accountant by training working in the energy and pulp and paper industries. In 1955 he founded Paul Spence, Inc., an industrial supply company which he owned until 1980 and remained a major shareholder in until 1987.