Émery Fleury Explained

Émery Fleury
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet
Predecessor:Alexandre Gaudet
Successor:Henri-Napoléon Biron
Term Start:1936
Term End:1939
Predecessor2:Henri-Napoléon Biron
Successor2:Camille Roy
Term Start2:1944
Term End2:1952
Birth Date:10 February 1901
Birth Place:Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec
Death Place:Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Party:Union Nationale

Émery Fleury (February 10, 1901  - October 16, 1975) was a Canadian politician and a three-term member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

Background

He was born on February 10, 1901, in Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Centre-du-Québec and became a dairy farmer.

Political career

Fleury ran as a Conservative candidate in the district of Nicolet in the 1935 election and lost. He won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1936 election against Liberal candidate Alexandre Gaudet. Fleury was defeated by Liberal candidate Henri-Napoléon Biron in the 1939 election, but won back his seat in the 1944 election and was re-elected in the 1948 election. He did not run for re-election in the 1952 election.

Retirement

From 1963 to 1970, Fleury was a municipal public servant in Trois-Rivières. He died on October 16, 1975.