Laurent-Olivier David (March 24, 1840 – August 24, 1926) was a

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journalist, lawyer, and politician. Born in

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, the son of Stanislas David and Élisabeth Tremblay, David was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse and studied law in the Collège Sainte-Marie in Montreal. He was called to the

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in 1864 and practiced law with future

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until 1872. In 1862, David became a co-owner and editor of the newspaper the ''Colonisateur''. After the paper ceased publication he became an editor with the paper, ''L’Union nationale'', an antifederalist newspaper which would cease publication in 1867. It was while working at this newspaper that he established a friendship with

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which would continue until the end of Laurier's life. He unsuccessfully ran for the

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for the electoral district of Hochelaga in the 1867 election and again in

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. From 1870 to 1873, he was the editor-in-chief of the Montreal weekly newspaper ''L’Opinion publique''. From 1874 to 1876, he was a co-founder and co-owner of the ''Le Bien public''. In

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, he was an unsuccessful

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candidate for the

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for the electoral district of Hochelaga. From 1880 to 1884, he was the owner and editor of the newspaper ''La Tribune.'' He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1886 election as a

, for the electoral district of Montréal-Est. He did not run in the 1890 election. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1891 federal election for the riding of

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. He was defeated again when he ran in the 1892 provincial election for the electoral district of

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. From 1888 to 1893 he was president of the Association Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal. In 1890, he was made a Fellow of the

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. From 1892 to 1918, he was

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of the

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. He was called to the

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for the

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of Mille Isles on the advice of

in 1903. He served until his death in 1926 and was entombed at the

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in Montreal. He was awarded the ''

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'' in 1924. His son Louis-Athanase David and his grandson

Paul David Paul David (December 25, 1919 – April 5, 1999) was a Canadian cardiologist, founder of the Montreal Heart Institute, and Senator. Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Louis-Athanase David and Antonia Nantel, he received his Bachelor's d ...

both also became senators. His great granddaughter is former Quebec MNA

Françoise David Françoise David (born January 13, 1948) is a former spokesperson of Québec solidaire – a left-wing, feminist, and sovereigntist political party in the province of Quebec, Canada. She was elected to serve as the Member of the National Assemb ...

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