Napoléon Kemner Laflamme, (22 October 1865 – 10 August 1929) was a Liberal party member of the

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. He was born in Lyster,

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, the son of Jacques K. Laflamme and Marie Gagné, and became a lawyer. Laflamme was educated at the

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and the Université Laval, was called to the

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in 1893 and set up practice in

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. In 1905, he was named

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. Laflamme was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1909. In the same year, he married Eugénie Surveyor. He was elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1921 general election. After serving one term in the House of Commons, he left federal politics as of the 1925 federal election and did not seek re-election. Laflamme was appointed to the

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on 21 December 1927 and remained in that role until his death on 10 August 1929.

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* 1865 births 1929 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec Lawyers in Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Liberal Party of Canada senators Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Canadian King's Counsel {{Quebec-senator-stub