Charles-Napoléon Dorion, (13 August 1887 – 3 December 1978) was a

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lawyer and politician. He was born in

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and admitted to the Quebec bar in July 1914. He practiced law in

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with his brothers

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and

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as well as with Lucien Lacasse. Dorion was appointed

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in 1934.Law Society biography
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of Courville, Quebec from 1926 to 1934. He first ran as a

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candidate in Québec—Montmorency in the 1926 federal election but was defeated. He was elected on his second attempt in

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and served in the

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for five years before being defeated in the 1935 federal election. In 1940, he was elected president of the Law Society of Quebec. His brothers Frédéric and Noël also served as Members of Parliament at various times.

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Law Society biography
(in French) 1887 births 1978 deaths Canadian King's Counsel Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Lawyers in Quebec 20th-century mayors of places in Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Rivière-du-Loup Politicians from Bas-Saint-Laurent Politicians from Quebec City 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Université Laval alumni {{Quebec-mayor-stub