Eugène Paquet, (23 October 1867 – 8 May 1951) was a

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parliamentarian. Paquet was born in St-Agapit,

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, and prior to entering politics studied

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and practised as a

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. A

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, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as

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for the Quebec electoral district of L'Islet in the Canadian federal election of 1904, a seat he was to successfully defend in

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and

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. However, he was defeated in the elections of 1921 and

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. In recognition of his service to the party, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 14 August 1935 on the recommendation of Richard Bennett. He represented the

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until his death.

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