Émery Fleury (February 10, 1901 – October 16, 1975) was a

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politician and a three-term member of the

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Background

He was born on February 10, 1901, in Saint-Léonard-d'Aston,

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and became a dairy farmer.

Political career

Fleury ran as a

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candidate in the district of Nicolet in the 1935 election and lost. He won a seat to the

as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1936 election against

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candidate

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. Fleury was defeated by Liberal candidate Henri-Napoléon Biron in the 1939 election, but won back his seat in the 1944 election and was re-elected in the 1948 election. He did not run for re-election in the 1952 election.

Retirement

From 1963 to 1970, Fleury was a municipal public servant in

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. He died on October 16, 1975.

References

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