Paul Desruisseaux (May 1, 1905 – February 2, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician.
Born in
Sherbrooke, Quebec, he studied law at the
Université de Montréal and was called to the Quebec bar in 1934. He was the owner of ''La Tribune'', a daily newspaper in Sherbrooke,
CHLT radio station,
CKTS
CKTS was an English language Canadian radio station located in Sherbrooke, Quebec. It broadcast on 900 kHz with a power of 10,000 watts as a class B station, using a directional antenna which had a slightly directional pattern during the day a ...
radio station, and television station
CHLT-TV.
In 1966, he was summoned to the
Senate of Canada
The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The Senate is modelled after the B ...
on the advice of Lester Pearson. A
Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of Wellington, Quebec. He retired on his 75th birthday in 1980.
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Paul Desruisseaux fonds Library and Archives Canada
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1905 births
1982 deaths
Businesspeople from Sherbrooke
Canadian senators from Quebec
Liberal Party of Canada senators
Politicians from Sherbrooke
Université de Montréal alumni
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