Georges-Léonidas Dionne (9 September 1876 – 11 April 1946) was a Liberal party member of the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

. He was born in

Matane Matane is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River. The town is the seat for the La Matanie Regional County Municipality. In addition to Matane itself, the ...

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and became a notary. Dionne's education included studies at Rimouski Seminary and Université Laval. He was first elected to Parliament at the

riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected there in

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...

. After completing his second term, the

16th Canadian Parliament The 16th Canadian Parliament was in session from 9 December 1926, until 30 May 1930. The membership was set by the 1926 federal election on 14 September 1926, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissol ...

, Dionne was defeated by Henri LaRue of the Conservatives. Dionne made an unsuccessful attempt to return to Parliament as a

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candidate in the 1935 federal election at Matapédia—Matane.

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* 1876 births 1946 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Matane Université Laval alumni {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub