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Léopold Langlois

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Léopold Langlois
Canadian Senator
from Grandville
In office
July 8, 1966 – October 2, 1988
Nominated byLester B. Pearson
Appointed byGeorges Vanier
Preceded byPaul Henri Bouffard
Succeeded byJohn Lynch-Staunton (1990)
Member of Parliament
for Gaspé
In office
June 11, 1945 – June 10, 1957
Preceded byJoseph Sasseville Roy
Succeeded byRoland English
Personal details
Born(1913-10-02)October 2, 1913
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada
DiedFebruary 13, 1996(1996-02-13) (aged 82)
Political partyLiberal

J. G. Léopold Langlois (October 2, 1913 – February 13, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian.

Born in Ste-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, he was a lawyer specializing in maritime law. During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy as a lieutenant commander.

In 1940, he was defeated when he ran as an Independent Liberal in the riding of Gaspé, Quebec. After the war, he was elected in 1945 as a Liberal. He was re-elected in 1949 and 1953. He was defeated in 1957. From 1951 to 1953, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Postmaster General. From 1953 to 1957, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transport.

In 1966, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Grandville, Quebec. From 1974 to 1979, he was the Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. In 1979, he was the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. He retired on his 75th birthday in 1988.

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