Pierre Eugène Lafontaine (November 26, 1857 – April 21, 1935) was a lawyer, educator, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented

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in the

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from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal. He was born in Saint-Édouard,

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, the son of Laurent-David Lafontaine and Edwige Singer. Lafontaine was educated at the Collège de Montréal and the Université Laval at Montreal. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1879 and practised in Montreal with Raymond Préfontaine and then Frédéric Liguori Béique. In 1880, he married Elmire, the daughter of

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. He was named Queen's Counsel in 1899. Lafontaine served as president of the Montreal Catholic School Board from 1919 to 1928. He was professor of civil law at the Université Laval and was dean of the faculty of law from 1922 to 1930. Lafontaine was named judge in the

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for Montreal district in 1906 and in the Court of King's Bench in 1922. He retired from the bench in 1932. He died three years later in Montreal at the age of 77 and was buried in Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery. Lafontaine was the author of ''Droit romain'' published in 1912 and contributed to ''la Revue légale'' and ''Thémis''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lafontaine, Eugene 1857 births 1935 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Judges in Quebec Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Canadian King's Counsel Université Laval alumni Lawyers in Quebec