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Napoléon Dion
Napoléon Dion (May 5, 1849 – February 4, 1919) was a Canadian politician. Born in Trois-Pistoles, Canada East, Dion was a member of the Municipal council of Fraserville (Rivière-du-Loup) from 1885 to 1889, in 1898, and in 1899. He was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Témiscouata in 1900. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904 and 1908. In 1912, he was appointed postmaster to the Parliament of Quebec The Quebec Legislature (officially Parliament of Quebec, french: Parlement du Québec) is the legislature of the province of Quebec, Canada. The legislature is made of two elements: the King of Canada, represented by the lieutenant governor of Q ..., a post he served in until his death in Fraserville in 1919. References 1849 births 1919 deaths People from Trois-Pistoles, Quebec Canadian postmasters Quebec Liberal Party MNAs {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished. Both were initially created by the Constitution Act, 1867. It was the Union Nationale government of Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand that passed the "Bill 90" legislation to abolish the upper house, but earlier attempts had been made by earlier governments. The presiding officer of the Assembly was known in French as ''orateur'', a literal translation of the English term, ''speaker''. When the Assembly was renamed so too was the title of its presiding officer, becoming known as the President. Today, Quebec has a unicameral legislature, whose single house is the National Assembly. The large chamber that housed the assembly is also known as ''le salon bleu'' (the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |