Joseph-Georges-Philippe Laurin (9 July 1892 – 6 October 1964) was a

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member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in

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and became a notary. Laurin attended Saint-Laurent College, then the

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where he earned his

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degree. He became a school commissioner of Saint-Laurent in 1927 and became president of that commission in July 1929. He was particularly interested in sports and was a member of the Canadian team to an international event at Nancy, France in 1911. He was first elected to Parliament at the Jacques Cartier riding in the 1930 general election. After serving his only term, the 17th Canadian Parliament, Laurin was defeated by

Vital Mallette Joseph-Léon-Vital Mallette (16 September 1888 – 17 April 1939) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec and became a miller and secretary-treasurer. Mallette was mayor of Pointe-Cla ...

of the

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in the 1935 federal election.

Electoral record

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* 1892 births 1964 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs People from Montreal Université de Montréal alumni {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub