Léonard-David Sweezey Tremblay (16 April 1896 – 19 September 1968) was a Liberal party member of the

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. He was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec and became a journalist and public servant by career. Tremblay was educated at Lauzon College and served in both World War I and World War II. He was first elected to Parliament at the Dorchester riding in the 1935 general election then re-elected there in

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and

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. The margin of victory of the 1949 election was particularly small, as Progressive Conservative candidate Gérard Corriveau trailed by 221 votes. At the end of the

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in June 1953, Tremblay was appointed to the

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under the Lauzon division and remained in the Senate until September 1965.

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* 1896 births 1968 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec Canadian male journalists Canadian military personnel of World War I Canadian military personnel of World War II Journalists from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Liberal Party of Canada senators Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec {{Quebec-senator-stub