Amédée Geoffrion (February 6, 1867 – January 25, 1935) was a

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and

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, Canada. Geoffrion was born in

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on February 6, 1867, to Élie Geoffrion and Marguerite Beauchamp. He studied at Collège de l'Assomption and

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in Montreal. He was admitted to the

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on January 10, 1889. Geoffrion's brother in law was

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. He was the grandfather of

Jérôme Choquette Jérôme Choquette (; January 25, 1928 – September 1, 2017) was a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada. Choquette ran a private law practice, representing various claimants in a wide range of cases from his office on ''Avenue du Parc'', down ...

. Geoffrion practiced law in

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alongside

Joseph-Émery Robidoux Joseph-Émery Robidoux, (March 10, 1843 – March 15, 1929) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Châteauguay in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1884 to 1892 and from 1897 to 1900 as a Liberal. He was ...

Dominique Monet Dominique Monet, QC (January 2, 1865 – February 6, 1923) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. Born in St-Michel de Napierville, Canada East, the son of Dominique Monet, Monet was educated at L'Assomption College and received an ...

, Victor Cusson and Omer Goyette.

Political career

Geoffrion was a

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candidate in the provincial riding of

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in 1904, although lost. He ran for the Liberals in Verchères again in 1908 and was elected as a Member of the

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. He was re-elected in 1912, although stepped down on August 17, 1912. Geoffrion served as mayor of Longueuil from July 1908 until July 1912, at the same time he was MLA for Verchères. He ran for the

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in the riding of Chambly—Verchères in the

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and lost to

Alfred Duranleau Alfred Duranleau, (November 1, 1871 – March 11, 1951) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. Born in Farnham, Quebec, the son of Napoléon Duranleau and Adélaïde Patenaude, he was educated as a lawyer and was called to the Queb ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Geoffrion, Amedee 1867 births 1935 deaths Mayors of Longueuil People from Varennes, Quebec Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Lawyers in Quebec