Samuel Desjardins
Appearance
Samuel Desjardins | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Terrebonne | |
In office 1903–1908 | |
Preceded by | Raymond Préfontaine |
Succeeded by | Wilfrid Bruno Nantel |
Personal details | |
Born | Ste-Thérèse, Canada East | July 25, 1852
Died | December 4, 1924 | (aged 72)
Political party | Liberal |
Samuel Desjardins (July 25, 1852 – December 4, 1924) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Ste-Thérèse, Canada East, the son of Samuel Desjardins and Sophie Laurier, Desjardins was educated at the College of Ste-Thérèse de Blainville. A physician, He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Terrebonne in a 1903 by-election held to fill the vacancy caused by Raymond Préfontaine choosing to sit for the riding of Maisonneuve, after having been elected in the two constituencies. A Liberal, he was re-elected at the general elections of 1904 and was defeated in 1908.
References
- Samuel Desjardins – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904