Lucien Dugas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lucien Dugas

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1897

Place of Birth: Joliette, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1985

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Lucien Dugas

  • Lucien Dugas (December 31, 1897 – October 29, 1985) was an educator, lawyer and political figure in Quebec.
  • He represented Joliette in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1927 to 1936 as a Liberal.
  • Dugas was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 1936. He was born in Joliette, Quebec, the son of François-Octave Dugas and Alix Godin who was the daughter of François Benjamin Godin, and was educated at the SĂ©minaire de Joliette and the UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al.
  • He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1921 and practised law in Joliette.
  • He taught at the SĂ©minaire de Joliette.
  • Dugas was named King's Counsel in 1931. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in the 1923 Quebec general election in Joliette.
  • He was elected in 1927, and was re-elected in 1931 and 1935.
  • However, he was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1936, and then again in 1939. He was bâtonnier for the Laurentian district of the Quebec bar in 1953 and 1954.
  • Dugas was also a director of the Joliette telephone company. In 1926, Dugas married Simone Guimond.
  • He died in Montreal at the age of 87 and was buried in Joliette.

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