Louis Coderre, (November 1, 1865 – March 29, 1935) was a

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politician. Born in St Ours,

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, he was a lawyer before being elected to the

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in the Quebec riding of Hochelaga in the 1908 federal election. A

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, he was re-elected in

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. From 1912 to 1915, he was the

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and the Minister of Mines from 1913 to 1915.

Electoral record

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References

External links

Louis Coderre at biographi.ca
1865 births 1935 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub