Cyrille-Fraser Delâge, (May 1, 1869 – November 27, 1957) was a

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and political figure in

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. He represented Québec-Comté in the

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from 1901 to 1916 as a Liberal. Delâge was

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from 1912 to 1916. He was born in

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, the son of Jean Baptiste Delâge and Marie Emma-Elmire Fraser. Delâge was educated at the

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and the

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, qualified as a notary in 1892 and entered practice with his father. In 1894, he married Marie-Célina-Alice Brousseau. From 1936 to 1939, he was president of the Chamber of Notaries. Delâge was first elected to the Quebec assembly in a 1901 by-election held after Némèse Garneau was named to the

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. He resigned his seat in the provincial assembly after he was named superintendent of public schools for Quebec. He was president of the

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of Quebec in 1909 and 1910. Delâge also served as president of La Société du Parler Français from 1922 to 1924 and was president of the Quebec Geographical Society from 1925 to 1940. He was named a chevalier in the French

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and a companion in the

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in 1935. Delâge died in Quebec City at the age of 88. His sister Marie-Célina-Juliana married Albert Jobin.

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* 1869 births 1957 deaths Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights of the Legion of Honour Politicians from Quebec City Vice presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Université Laval alumni 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub