J.-Eugène Lefrançois (9 August 1896 – 13 January 1979) was a

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member of the

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and the

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. He was born in

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and became an industrialist by career. In 1936, Lefrançois made an unsuccessful attempt to win a seat in the

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. He was first elected to Parliament at the Laurier riding in the 1949 general election and re-elected for a second term in

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. In April 1957, as he completed his House of Commons term in the

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, Lefrançois was appointed to the Senate under Quebec's Repentigny constituency where he remained until 5 November 1976. Lefrançois died on 13 January 1979 aged 82, survived by his wife Rosina, a son and a daughter.

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* 1896 births 1979 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Liberal Party of Canada senators Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Montreal 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the Senate of Canada {{Quebec-senator-stub