Émile Lesage 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 from Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

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Background

He was born on February 8, 1904 in Louiseville, Mauricie

Mauricie

Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...

 and was a business person.

Member of the legislature

Lesage ran as a Conservative candidate in the 1935 election

Quebec general election, 1935

The Quebec general election of 1935 was held on November 25, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...

 for the district of Abitibi

Abitibi (provincial electoral district)

Abitibi is a defunct provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region in Western Quebec, the riding was created in 1923, from parts of the now-defunct Témiscamingue district...

, but was defeated by Liberal incumbent Hector Authier

Hector Authier

Hector Authier was a Canadian politician, lawyer and news reporter/announcer.-Member of the legislature:Authier won a by-election in 1923 and became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly for the provincial district of Abitibi...

. He was elected as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1936 election

Quebec general election, 1936

The Quebec general election of 1936 was held on August 17, 1936 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout.This marked the end of slightly more...

. He lost his bid for re-election in the 1939 election

Quebec general election, 1939

The Quebec general election of 1939 was held on October 25, 1939 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...

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Legislative Councillor

He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec

Legislative Council of Quebec

From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...

 in 1956 and represented the division of Montarville until his death.

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