Fizalam-William Perras (10 March 1876 – 28 June 1936) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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, the son of F. Marcelin Perras and Anatalie Sabourin, and became a lumber merchant. Perras attended the

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. For 15 years, Perras was mayor of

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and was a warden of Hull County. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in

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1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...

and

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

. Perras died in Ottawa on 28 June 1936 from a short illness before completing his term in the

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* 1876 births 1936 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Mayors of places in Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Gatineau University of Ottawa alumni {{Quebec-mayor-stub