Gleason Belzile (August 30, 1898 – July 25, 1950) was a
Canadian
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politician
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and
notary
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. He was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
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in
1945
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as a Member of the
Liberal Party
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to represent the
riding of
Rimouski
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. He was re-elected in 1949. He was made
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance for three terms. He died while in office and a by-election was held in which
Joseph Hervé Rousseau
Joseph Hervé Rousseau (22 October 1877 – 5 June 1964) was an Independent Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec and became a notary by career.
He was educated at Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatièr ...
succeeded him.
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1898 births
1950 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Quebec notaries
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