Sauveur Marcoux (May 2, 1893 – November 16, 1951) was a politician in

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. He served in the

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as a

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from 1936 until the time of his death, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of

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, Stuart Garson and Douglas Campbell. The son of Leon Marcoux and Adeline Ferland, Marcoux was born in Lorette,

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, was educated in Lorette and St. Boniface, and worked as a farmer. He served as reeve for the

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and was an active member of l'Association des Canadiens-Français du Manitoba and in l'Association des Commissaires d'écoles Canadiens-Français du Manitoba. He was also a member of the Laurier Club and the Canadian Club. He was a Liberal by background, and became a member of the Liberal-Progressives following the merger of the two constituent parties. In 1920, Marcoux married Eloria Normandeau. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1936 provincial election, defeating

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candidate

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by 830 votes in the La Verendrye constituency. He was appointed to Bracken's cabinet on September 27, 1936, as a minister without portfolio, representing the interests of Manitoba's francophone community. Marcoux was re-elected in the 1941 provincial election, defeating a

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candidate by 490 votes. He increased his majority in the 1945 election, and defeated independent candidate E.J.R. Arpin by 373 votes in the 1949 campaign. After serving as a minister without portfolio for over twelve years (perhaps a Canadian record), Marcoux was promoted to Municipal Commissioner by Premier Douglas Campbell on December 14, 1948. He served in this portfolio until his death, in St. Boniface in November 1951.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcoux, Sauveur 1893 births 1951 deaths People from Dugald, Manitoba Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs