Louis Deniset (June 29, 1919 – August 26, 1983)DENISET, Louis
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member for

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, from October 14, 1957, to February 1, 1958.

Early life

Deniset was born in

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, on June 29, 1919, to François Deniset and Rachel Bernier. He attended

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and later the

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and a

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. During World War II Deniset served as an officer of the Royal 22^e Régiment and from 1954 to 1957 he served as a

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of the

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. Having married Jeanne Remillard in April 1951, Deniset returned to St. Boniface and established a law practice there. Before his entry on the political scene, he served as L'Association d'education des canadiens français du Manitoba.Louis Deniset
Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

Political career

In 1957 Prime Minister of Canada

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called an early election for June 10, confident of victory after twenty-two years of Liberal Party government.The elections of 1957 and 1958
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and began his term as a member of the

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in opposition to a minority

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government. St. Laurent resigned the leadership of the Liberal party and a new leader,

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, was appointed. Pearson made the decision to call for the new Prime Minister

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's resignation, and Diefenbaker called an early election. Deniset lost his seat in the March 31, 1958,

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, having served a term of 9 months, 21 days. Deniset died on August 26, 1983, at age 64.

Election results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deniset, Louis 1919 births 1983 deaths Franco-Manitoban people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba People from Saint Boniface, Winnipeg Politicians from Winnipeg