- Adélard Turgeon
Adélard Turgeon (
18 December 1863 –14 November 1930 ) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont (Beaumont), Lower Canada, Turgeon attended the Collège de Lévis before receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree from
Université Laval at Quebec. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1887 and started a law career. He was created aKing's Counsel in 1903.He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1890 election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1892 and 1897. In 1897, he was appointed commissioner of colonization and mines in the cabinet ofFélix-Gabriel Marchand and continued the position in the cabinet ofSimon-Napoléon Parent . He was acclaimed in 1900 and 1904. In 1902, he was appointed minister of agriculture. In 1905, he was appointed minister of lands, mines, and fisheries and then minister of lands and forests. In 1909, he was appointed to theLegislative Council of Quebec representing the division of La Vallière and served as Speaker. He served until his death in 1930.He was made an Officer of the
Order of Léopold in 1904, Knight of theLégion d'honneur in 1904 (and Officer in 1928), Companion of theOrder of St Michael and St George in 1906, and Commander of theRoyal Victorian Order in 1908.References
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