Joseph-Hormisdas Legris (May 6, 1850 – March 6, 1932) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Member of Parliament (MP) and

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Early life

He was born on May 6, 1850, in

Louiseville Louiseville is a town in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the 'Rivière-du-Loup', on the north shore of Lac Saint-Pierre. Louiseville is twinned with Soissons in France and Cerfontaine in ...

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

. He was a farmer and an army officer of the local army reserve.

Provincial politics

Legris ran as a candidate of Honoré Mercier's Parti National in

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and lost. However, the election was eventually declared void and a by-election was called to settle the matter. Legris ended up winning the 1888 by-election and became MLA for the provincial district of Maskinongé. In 1890 though, his own election was cancelled. The same year, Catholic Bishop Louis-François Richer Laflèche used his influence to help local candidates of the Conservative Party being elected. Legris lost re-election against

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Federal politics

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, Legris was elected as a Liberal candidate to the House of Commons, representing the district of Maskinongé. He was re-elected in

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and

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

. He resigned in 1903 to accept an appointment to the

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City politics

He served as Mayor of

from 1921 to 1922.

Death

He died in office on March 6, 1932, in Ottawa, Ontario.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Legris, Joseph-Hormisdas 1850 births 1932 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Liberal Party of Canada senators Mayors of places in Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Quebec Liberal Party MNAs People from Louiseville Canadian Roman Catholics