- René Morin
Louis-Simon-René Morin (
July 27 1883 –July 16 1955 ) was head of theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation duringWorld War II from 1940 to 1944, and was the first francophone to head of the CBC.Born in
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec , Morin studied atMcGill University . He subsequently worked as a notary, and was mayor of Saint-Hyacinthe from 1915 to 1917. He was elected as MP forSt. Hyacinthe—Rouville in 1921, and served till 1930.He later became head of the General Trust of Canada in 1927 and head of the Chambre des notaires du Québec from 1921 to 1924.
He joined Radio-Canada as vice-president from 1936 to 1940 and remained a member of the CBC board until 1955.
References
* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-0-102-1256-7015/annees30/1939/clip1 René Morin]
External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=14677&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
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Member of Parliament forSt. Hyacinthe—Rouville
years=1921–1930
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