Louis-Simon-René Morin (July 27, 1883 – July 16, 1955) was head of the

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during

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from 1940 to 1944, and was the first francophone and native-born Canadian to head the CBC. Born in

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, Morin studied at

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. He subsequently worked as a notary, and was mayor of Saint-Hyacinthe from 1915 to 1917. He was elected as MP for St. Hyacinthe—Rouville in 1921, and served till 1930. He later became head of the General Trust of Canada in 1927 and head of the Chambre des notaires du Québec from 1921 to 1924. He joined Radio-Canada as vice-president from 1936 to 1940 and remained a member of the CBC board until 1955.

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* 1883 births 1958 deaths Presidents of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 20th-century Canadian civil servants Mayors of places in Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub