Turgeon

	Turgeon 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 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mark Turgeon Mark Leo Turgeon (born February 5, 1965) is an American college basketball coach. Turgeon served as the head men's basketball coach at Jacksonville State University from 1998 to 2000, Wichita State University from 2000 to 2007, Texas A&M University from 2007 to 2011 and University of Maryland, College Park from 2011 to 2021. Personal Mark Turgeon was born and raised as one of five children in Topeka, Kansas. After graduating from Hayden High School, Turgeon attended The University of Kansas, where he earned a bachelor's degree in personnel administration in 1987. He is married to Ann Fowler, whom he met at KU, and together they have three children. Playing career Turgeon played basketball at Hayden High School, helping the team post a 47-3 record and capture two consecutive Class 4A state championships in 1982 and 1983. Turgeon earned All-State Tournament team honors in both of those years. Although only 5 feet 10 inches out of high school, Turgeon earned a scholarship t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pierre Turgeon Pierre Julien Turgeon (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Selected first overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, Turgeon played in the NHL for the Sabres, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche. He is the younger brother of former NHL player Sylvain Turgeon. They are the only two brothers in NHL history to be selected in the No. 1 and 2 slots of the draft (in separate years). Playing career Early years Turgeon was a member of Canada's team that was involved in the "Punch-up in Piestany", a bench-clearing brawl between Canada and the Soviet Union during the final game of the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) on January 4, 1987. He was the only Canadian who did not initially leave the bench until Canadian head coach Bert Templeton convinced him to go on the ice. Regarding not leaving the bench, Turgeon ... [...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]
	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]
	Pierre-Flavien Turgeon Pierre-Flavien Turgeon (November 13, 1787 in Quebec City, Quebec – August 25, 1867 in Quebec City) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Quebec for 17 years. Life Pierre-Flavien Turgeon was born in Québec on November 13, 1787. He entered the Séminaire de Québec in 1799. His father, a merchant, died the following year, and his half-brother Louis served as guardian. In 1806, Joseph-Octave Plessis, Bishop of Quebec, appointed Turgeon his secretary. He was ordained in 1810. Turgeon continued to assist Bishop Plessis in the administration of the diocese, while also fulfilling a number of different duties at the seminary. He taught philosophy from 1812 to 1815, when he became director of the Grand Seminaire. All the while, Plessis was grooming him for the episcopacy. The strain of managing both academic and diocesan responsibilities undermined his health, and in 1819, as a respite, he accompanied Plessis to Europe. Upon his return, he withdrew from teaching, but ... [...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]
	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]
	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]
	Serge Turgeon Serge Turgeon (12 March 1946 – 18 May 2004) was a Quebec actor and union leader. He was the president of the Union des artistes from 1985 to 1997. In 2001, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 2003, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the .... References External links * National Order of Quebec citation Order of Canada citation 1946 births 2004 deaths Male actors from Quebec Canadian male television actors 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian radio personalities Trade unionists from Quebec Knights of the National Order of Quebec Members of the Order of Canada {{Canada-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adélard Turgeon Adélard Turgeon, (December 18, 1863 – November 14, 1930) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont (Beaumont), Lower Canada, Turgeon attended the Collège de Lévis before receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree from Université Laval at Quebec. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1887 and started a law career. He was created a King's Counsel in 1903. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1890 election for Bellechasse. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1892 and 1897. In 1897, he was appointed commissioner of colonization and mines in the cabinet of Félix-Gabriel Marchand and continued the position in the cabinet of Simon-Napoléon Parent. He was acclaimed in 1900 and 1904. In 1902, he was appointed minister of agriculture. In 1905, he was appointed minister of lands, mines, and fisheries and then minister of lands and forests. In 1909, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec representing the division of La Va ... [...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]
	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]