Robert Benoît Joseph Alberic Laurier Major (17 February 1915 – 7 August 1997) was a

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member of the

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. Born in

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, he was an administrator by career.

Elected Office

He was elected at the

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riding in the 1968 general election and served for only one term, the

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, until 1972. Major did not participate in any further federal elections. His father-in-law was Thomas Vien who also served as a Member of Parliament as a Senator. He died at

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in 1997. He was survived by his wife and two children."Obituaries", ''The Ottawa Citizen'', 9 March 1997, pg. C4

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* 1915 births 1997 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Ottawa {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub