Charles Avila Séguin (August 7, 1883 – December 9, 1965) was an

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lawyer and political figure. He represented Russell in the

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as a

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member from 1929 to 1934.

Background

Charles Avila Séguin was born in

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, Quebec, on August 7, 1883, and studied at the

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and

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. In 1912, he married Germaine, the daughter of

Wilfrid Bruno Nantel Wilfrid Bruno Nantel, (November 8, 1857 – May 22, 1940) was a Canadian politician. Career Born in Saint-Jérôme, Canada East, the son of Guillaume Nantel and Adélaïde Desjardins, he was a lawyer before first running unsuccessfully for ...

, who was a federal cabinet minister.

Politics

He ran unsuccessfully against

Aurélien Bélanger Aurélien Bélanger (March 18, 1878 – February 12, 1953) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Russell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal and Independent Liberal from 1923 to 1929 and Prescott as a Liberal from ...

in 1926 before being elected in 1929, defeating Bélanger. In 1928, he was named

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. In 1940, Séguin ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in Ottawa East. He died in Ottawa, December 9, 1965.

References

* ''Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell'', L. Brault (1963) * ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1931'', AL Normandin

External links

* 1883 births 1965 deaths Canadian King's Counsel Franco-Ontarian people Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub