- François Leduc
François-Joseph Leduc was a
Canadian politician. He was a Member of the provincial legislature and aCity Council lor inMontreal ,Quebec . [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/j-l/LEDUFJ.htm François-Joseph Leduc, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]Background
He was born in Montreal on
November 21 ,1895 .City Councillor
Leduc was elected to the
City Council in the district of Ahuntsic in 1934, but did not run for re-election in 1936.Member of the Legislature
He successfully ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Laval in the 1935 election and was re-elected as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1936 election.
He served as Minister of Transportation from 1936 to 1938, but was dismissed by Prime Minister
Maurice Duplessis .Leduc
crossed the floor and joined the Liberals. He was re-elected in the 1939 and 1944 elections, but was defeated in the 1948 election.Death
He died on
February 8 ,1985 .Footnotes
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