Edgar R. Leduc (February 4, 1888 – October 13, 1973) was a Canadian sportsman and politician. From 1907 to 1915 he played as a professional

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, including three seasons with the

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from 1909 to 1912, as one of the original Montreal Canadiens players. He later worked as an insurance broker, and in 1918 became a local politician in

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. In 1949 he was elected to the

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, where he served until 1957.

Hockey career

Born in Valleyfield, Quebec, Leduc first played senior level hockey for the Montreal Aiglons of the Montreal Hockey Association in 1907–08. In 1908–09, he played for the

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, and played with their ill-fated team in the CHA in 1909–10. After the CHA folded, he joined the original

, known as 'Les Canadiens' for the season. He would play one further season with the Canadiens club in 1911–12. Leduc also played in senior leagues such as the Montreal City Senior Hockey League with Montreal Champêtre, finishing his career in 1914–15 with the Nationals.

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Political career

In 1918, Leduc became a municipal Secretary-Treasurer of

and remained in that position until 1923 when he began a ten-year term as an alderman of that community. He was then Lachine's Mayor from 1939 until 1944. Leduc was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding as an

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candidate in a by-election on 4 October 1949, defeating Liberal candidate Sarto Marchand. He was re-elected as a

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candidate in the 1953 federal election, when his riding was changed to

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. After completing his only full term in the

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, Leduc was defeated in the 1957 election by

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of the Progressive Conservative party. Leduc made another unsuccessful attempt to unseat Pratt in the 1958 election.

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