Napoléon Séguin (December 13, 1865 – January 29, 1940) was a Canadian politician. Born in Sainte Madeleine de Rigaud,

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, Séguin was acclaimed to the

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for

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in 1908. A Liberal, he was re-elected in

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in 1912, 1916, and 1919. He was a Minister without Portfolio in the cabinet of

Lomer Gouin Sir Jean Lomer Gouin (March 19, 1861 – March 28, 1929) was a Canadian politician. He served as 13th premier of Quebec, as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as the 15th lieutenant governor of Quebec. Biography ...

in 1919 and in the cabinet of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau in 1920. He resigned in 1921 when he was appointed Governor of the

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, a post he held until 1939. He died in

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in 1940.

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1865 births 1940 deaths People from Montréal-Nord Canadian prison officials Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub