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Eugène Durocher

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Eugène Durocher
Member of Parliament
for St. James
In office
December 1939 – May 1944
Preceded byFernand Rinfret
Succeeded byRoland Beaudry
Personal details
Born(1881-08-27)27 August 1881
Montreal, Quebec
Died10 May 1944(1944-05-10) (aged 62)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Mercier
m. 12 October 1904[1]
Professioninsurance broker

Eugène Durocher (27 August 1881 – 10 May 1944) was a Canadian politician, serving in municipal and national politics. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became an insurance broker by career.

From 1938 to 1940, Durocher was a municipal alderman for Montreal City Council, serving on the Montreal Metropolitan Commission in 1939.[1]

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal party member at St. James riding in a by-election on 18 December 1939, due to the death of incumbent Fernand Rinfret. He was re-elected there in the 1940 election. Before completing his term in the 19th Canadian Parliament, Durocher died at Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Montreal on 10 May 1944 after poor health for two weeks.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ "Montreal M.P. Dies". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. The Canadian Press. 11 May 1944. p. 23.
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