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Joseph-Léon Deslières

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Joseph-Léon Deslières
Member of Parliament
for Brome—Missisquoi
In office
May 1952 – February 1958
Preceded byHenri Gosselin
Succeeded byHeward Grafftey
Personal details
Born(1893-06-12)12 June 1893
Sutton, Quebec
Died9 March 1986(1986-03-09) (aged 92)
Sutton, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Adelia Lebeau
m 23 Feb 1927[1]
Professionwholesaler

Joseph-Léon Deslières (12 June 1893 – 9 March 1986) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Sutton, Quebec and became a wholesaler by career.

He was first elected at the Brome—Missisquoi riding in a by-election on 26 May 1952 following the death of incumbent member Henri Gosselin. Deslières was re-elected there in the 1953 federal election and re-elected for another full term in 1957. After completing his term in the 23rd Canadian Parliament, he left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the 1958 election. His wife, Adelia Lebeau died aged 73 in 1966. She was buried in Sutton.[2] Joseph Desliéres died in 1986 in Sutton.[3]

References

  1. ^ The Canadian directory of Parliament, 1867-1967 - Public Archives of Canada, J. Keith Johnson - Google Books. Retrieved 15 October 2012 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Quebec Death Index