Victor Geoffrion
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Victor Geoffrion was a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 politician.

Born in St-Simon de Bagot, Quebec, the brother of Félix Geoffrion
Félix Geoffrion
Félix Geoffrion, PC was a Canadian notary and politician.Born in Varennes, Lower Canada, the son of Félix Geoffrion and Catherine Brodeur, he was trained and practiced as a notary. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1863...

 and Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion
Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion
Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion, PC was a Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician.Born in Varennes, Canada East, the son of Félix Geoffrion and Catherine Brodeur, he was the brother of Félix Geoffrion, a notary and politician. He graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from McGill College...

, both MPs, Geoffrion was educated at the St. Hyacinthe Seminary and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...

. A lawyer, he was a partner in the law firm of Geoffrion, Geoffrion, & Cusson in Montreal. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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 for the electoral district of Chambly—Verchères in a 1900 by-election and was re-elected in 1900
Canadian federal election, 1900
The Canadian federal election of 1900 was held on November 7 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Canada. As a result of the election, the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, was re-elected to a second majority government, defeating the...

, 1904
Canadian federal election, 1904
The Canadian federal election of 1904 was held on November 3 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Canada...

, and 1908
Canadian federal election, 1908
The Canadian federal election of 1908 was held on October 26 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberal Party of Canada was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term in government with a majority government...

. A Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
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, he was defeated in 1911
Canadian federal election, 1911
The Canadian federal election of 1911 was held on September 21 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 12th Parliament of Canada.-Summary:...

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