Philippe Valois was a Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

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. He was a lawyer by career.

Born in Lachute, Quebec

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, Valois was educated at the Seminaire de Joliette and the Université de Montréal

Université de Montréal

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, attained Bachelor of Arts

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 and Bachelor of Laws

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 degrees.

He was first elected at the Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes riding in the 1949 general election

Canadian federal election, 1949

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 then re-elected there for successive terms in 1949

Canadian federal election, 1949

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, 1953

Canadian federal election, 1953

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, and 1957

Canadian federal election, 1957

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. After completing his final federal term, the 23rd Canadian Parliament

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, Valois did not seek further re-election.

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