Wilfrid-Eldège Lauriault was a politician

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and a Member of the

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(MLA).

Early life

He was born on November 24, 1899, in

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and became an

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Member of the legislature

He ran as an

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candidate in the district of

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in the 1935 provincial election and won. Lauriault refused to join

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's Union Nationale. Instead, he ran as an

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in the 1936 election and lost against René Labelle.

Federal politics

Lauriault ran as an

in the federal district of

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and finished second.

City Councillor

Lauriault won a seat to the City Council of Montreal in 1944. He was re-elected in 1947, 1950, 1954 and 1957. He was defeated in 1960.

Death

He died on November 13, 1976, in Montreal.

Footnotes

1899 births 1976 deaths Action libérale nationale MNAs Montreal city councillors {{Quebec-MNA-stub