Turgeon (other)

	Turgeon (other) Turgeon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Athletics Frédérique Turgeon (born 1999), Canadian para-alpine skier Mélanie Turgeon (born 1976), Canadian skier * Mark Turgeon (born 1965), college basketball coach * Mathieu Turgeon (born 1979), Canadian trampoline gymnast Pete Turgeon (1897-1977), baseball player Pierre Turgeon (born 1969), ice hockey player * Sylvain Turgeon (born 1965), ice hockey player Politics Abraham Turgeon (1783-1851), notary and political figure in Canada East Adélard Turgeon (1863-1930), Canadian lawyer and politician James Gray Turgeon (1879-1964), broker, soldier and a provincial and federal level politician from Canada J. B. Turgeon (1810-1897), the first French-Canadian mayor of Bytown, Canada Joseph Turgeon (1751-1831), master carpenter and political figure in Lower Canada Joseph-Ovide Turgeon (1797-1856), Quebec official and political figure Louis Turgeon (1762-1827), notary, seigneur and political figure in Lower Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Frédérique Turgeon Frédérique Turgeon (born March 25, 1999) is a Canadian para-alpine skier. Career She won gold at the 2015 Canada Winter Games and silver and bronze twice at the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. She also represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics and finished ninth in the giant slalom. She was born with congenital femoral deficiency Proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD), also known as Congenital Femoral Deficiency (CFD), is a rare, non-hereditary birth defect that affects the pelvis, particularly the hip bone, and the proximal femur. The disorder may affect one side or ... resulting in one of her legs being 50% shorter than the other. She broke her leg during a crash in December 2013. After the crash she stopped competing on both legs and now competes on one leg. References External links * * 1999 births Living people Paralympic alpine skiers of Canada Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Skiers from Montreal 21st-century Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Joseph-Ovide Turgeon Joseph-Ovide Turgeon (1797 – November 9, 1856) was a Quebec official and political figure. He was born at Terrebonne in 1797, a cousin of Louis Turgeon, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He travelled in the United States before settling again at Terrebonne. He was named commissioner in charge of extending the Effingham road to Killkenny in 1830. Turgeon was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Effingham in 1824 as a member of the parti canadien and was reelected in 1827. In 1830, he was elected again, this time in Terrebonne. Turgeon voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in 1848 and died at Terrebonne while still in office in 1856. His daughter later married Charles Laberge, a member of the Legislative Assembly, and his son married the adopted daughter of Amable Berthelot Amable Berthelot (February 10, 1777 – November 24, 1847) was a ''Canadie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pierre Turgeon (writer) Pierre Turgeon (born 9 October 1947) is a Canadian novelist and essayist from Quebec. He was a journalist and literary critic at ''Perspectives'' and Radio-Canada. He is also a co-founder of ''l'Illettré'' with Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, Jean-Marie Poupart, Jean-Claude Germain and Michel Beaulieu. He is the author 22 books and of many screenplays, including a dramatization of the October Crisis. Biography Turgeon's family has deep roots within Quebec's history; his ancestors were among the first to settle in New France in 1662. He was born in Quebec City, Quebec and completed his studies in literature at the Collège Sainte-Marie in 1967. In 1968, he joined Radio-Canada, where he became a literary critic, signing broadcasts on foreign writers and becoming the host for Book Club, a radio weekly critical review of current literature directed by Gilles Archambault. He also pursued a career as a journalist in ''Perspectives''. In 1969, he founded ''l'Illettré'' with Victor-L� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon (7 February 1840 – 17 August 1881), born Élisabeth Turgeon, was a Catholic Canadian nun and was the founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary. She assumed the name of Marie-Élisabeth as her religious name after she became a nun. Turgeon was cleared for beatification in 2014 after a miracle that had found to have been attributed to her intercession was cleared. She was beatified on 26 April 2015 in Canada by Cardinal Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Francis. Biography Turgeon was born in 1840 as one of nine children to Louis-Marc Turgeon and Angèle Labrecque. As a child, she made frequent visits to the church and felt a religious call which solidified as she grew older. Turgeon's father died when she was 15 and she remained in the care of her mother during this time. She would graduate from the Laval Normal School in Quebec in 1862 and taught at several schools after her graduation in places like Saint-Romuald and Saint-Roch. On 3 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Frances Turgeon Wiggin Frances Turgeon Wiggin (4 October 1891 – 1985) was an American author and composer who is best remembered for writing the state song of Maine and publishing five books about Maine composers. Wiggin was born in Lewiston, Maine. She studied at Bates, Seneca, and New York colleges, and was a member of William Smith College William is a male given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norm ...'s charter class (1912), where she received a B.A., and in 1952, an honorary doctorate of humane letters. Her teachers included Anne Neily, Elizabeth Quaille, and Helen Winslow. She composed the music for a William Smith College school song, "Charter Class Waltz." She married Daniel W. Wiggin and they had a daughter, Barbara, in 1922. A few years later, she wrote the words and music to "The State of Maine." Wiggin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dai Turgeon Pauline Dai Turgeon (October 9, 1890 – date of death unknown) was a Canadian stage actress. Biography She was born on October 9, 1890 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to Charles Edward Turgeon and Maud Higginson divorced Charles Belmont Davis after seven years of marriage (he died in 1926). She married Charles Belmont Davis Charles Belmont Davis (1866 - 1926) was a writer, drama critic, and publisher. Several of his stories were adapted into films including his short story "The Octopus" which was adapted into '' Mother o' Mine'' (1921). His short story "When Johnny C ... (1866-1926), the brother of Richard Harding Davis, in London in January 1914; she was 24, he was 48. They divorced in 1921. Productions The Girl from Montmartre (1912) Over the River (1912) References External links * 1890 births Canadian stage actresses 20th-century Canadian actresses Year of death missing {{Canada-stage-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charlotte Turgeon Charlotte Snyder Turgeon (21 June 1912 – 22 September 2009) was an American chef and author. She translated and edited the first English-language version of the Larousse Gastronomique. Turgeon was a graduate of Smith College and classmate of fellow French chef Julia Child Julia Carolyn Child (née McWilliams; August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American cooking teacher, author, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, '' .... Her notable works include: ''Creative International Cookbook'' ''Creative Cooking Course'' ''The Encyclopedia of Creative Cooking'' ''The Tante Marie's Cooking School Cookbook'' References 1912 births 2009 deaths American food writers {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon, (June 3, 1877 – January 11, 1969) was a Canadian politician and judge in the Province of Saskatchewan. He also served as a diplomat for the Government of Canada. Early life Turgeon was born in Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick, the son of prominent Canadian politician Onésiphore Turgeon. His brother, James Gray Turgeon, was also a politician in Alberta. The three family members held public office concurrently between the years 1911 and 1921.''Winnipeg Free Press'', 13 January 1969, p. 10. Turgeon received his early education in New York, and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from Université Laval in 1900. He was called to the New Brunswick Bar in 1902. He moved to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, the judicial centre for the North-West Territories, where he started a law practice and became a Crown prosecutor. Politician He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the ridings of Prince Albert City (1907–1908), D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Onésiphore Turgeon Onésiphore Turgeon (September 6, 1849 – November 18, 1944) was a Canadian parliamentarian. Born in Lévis, Canada East, the son of Simon Turgeon and Pélagie Paradis, he was educated at the Séminaire of Quebec and the Université Laval. Turgeon was a journalist in Bathurst, New Brunswick and was editor for ''Le Courrier des Provinces Maritimes''. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the New Brunswick riding of Gloucester in the 1900 election. A Liberal, he would be re-elected in each following election up to and including the 1921 election. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1922 representing the senatorial division of Gloucester, New Brunswick on the advice of William Lyon Mackenzie King. He served in Parliament (both the Commons and the Senate) for 44 years until his death in Bathurst at the age of 95 in 1944. Turgeon was married twice: to Margaret Eulalia Baldwin in 1876 and to Mary Loretta Meahan in 1905. His son James Gray Turgeon also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Louis Turgeon Louis Turgeon (April 10, 1762 – September 26, 1827) was a notary, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Beaumont, New France in 1762, studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, articled as a notary and was licensed to practice in 1792. He set up his office at Saint-Charles near Quebec City. He was named a justice of the peace in Quebec district in 1794. In 1804, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Hertford, usually supporting the parti canadien; he was reelected in 1808 and then in 1816. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1821. In 1818, he resigned his seat when he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada. He had inherited part of the seigneury of Beaumont in 1768 when his mother died; by 1819, he had become principal seigneur for Beaumont. He died in Saint-Charles in 1827. His daughter Marie-Ermine married Louis-Michel Viger. His cousin Joseph- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joseph Turgeon Joseph Turgeon (April 5, 1751 – May 1, 1831) was a master carpenter and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Leinster in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1808 to 1809. He was born Joseph-Marie Turgeon in Beaumont, the son of Jacques Turgeon and Marie Fournier. Turgeon established himself at L'Assomption, moving to Lavaltrie Lavaltrie is a city located within the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the southern part of the region of Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada, northeast of Montreal outside the suburban sprawl of the North Shore (i.e., the suburbs located north ... around 1790. In 1778, he married Louise Marion. Turgeon was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1809. He died in Lavaltrie at the age of 80. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Turgeon, Joseph 1751 births 1831 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mélanie Turgeon Mélanie Turgeon (born October 21, 1976, in Alma, Quebec) is a skier and former member of the Canadian national ski team. A member of the Mont Ste. Anne ski club, Turgeon joined the Canadian national ski team in 1992 at the age of only sixteen. Two years later she collected five medals at the World Junior Championships, including two gold medals in the giant slalom and combined events. She competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In 2003, she won a gold medal in the downhill event at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). History The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annuall ... in St. Moritz. Turgeon sustained a back injury that forced her to sit out the entire 2003–2004 season. She an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]