Louis Côté (September 13, 1890 – February 2, 1943) was an

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lawyer and political figure. He represented Ottawa East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a

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from 1929 to 1934 and was also a

member of the Senate of Canada for Ottawa East division from 1933 to 1943.

Biography

He was born in Ottawa in 1890 and studied at the

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and

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. Côté married Stella, the daughter of judge Ernest Cimon and granddaughter of

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, in 1922. He was a member of the Scott-Merchant-Côté Commission which recommended the creation of a bilingual school system for Franco-Ontarians. Côté died of a

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at Ottawa's Union train station in 1943 while still serving as a senator.

References

* ''Histoire d'Ottawa et de sa population canadienne-française'', vol 4, 1926–1950, G. Lamoureux (1989)

External links

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La Commission Scott-Merchant-Côté
1890 births 1956 deaths Canadian senators from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Politicians from Ottawa Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub