Louis-Rodolphe Roy, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louis-Rodolphe Roy

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1858

Date of Death: 14-May-1925

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Louis-Rodolphe Roy

  • Louis-Rodolphe Roy (7 February 1858 – 14 May 1925) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. Born Saint-Vallier, Canada East, in the son of Nazaire Roy and Marie Letellier, Roy was educated at the SĂ©minaire de QuĂ©bec and received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the UniversitĂ© Laval in 1883.
  • He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1883 and practiced law in Quebec City.
  • He was created a King's Counsel in 1903 and received an honorary doctorate from the UniversitĂ© Laval in 1908. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Kamouraska in 1897.
  • A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900, acclaimed in 1904, and re-elected in 1908.
  • From 1905 to 1909, he was the Provincial Secretary and Registrar in the cabinet of Lomer Gouin.
  • In 1909, he was appointed a judge of the Superior Court of the district of Rimouski.
  • He retired in 1922. He died in Quebec City in 1925 and was buried in the Notre-Dame-de-Belmont Cemetery in Sainte-Foy, Quebec.

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