Alfred Duranleau Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Alfred Duranleau
Constituency Mp:Chambly-Verchères
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Aimé Langlois
Successor:The electoral district was abolished in 1933.
Term Start:1930
Term End:1935
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal-Laurier
Predecessor2:Ernest Poulin
Successor2:Ernest Poulin
Term Start2:1923
Term End2:1927
Birth Date:1 November 1871
Birth Place:Farnham, Quebec
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec
Resting Place:Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Party:Conservative
Otherparty:Conservative Party of Quebec
Cabinet:Minister of Marine (1930–1935)
Minister of Fisheries (Acting) (1932–1934)

Alfred Duranleau, (November 1, 1871  - March 11, 1951) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.

Born in Farnham, Quebec, the son of Napoléon Duranleau and Adélaïde Patenaude, he was educated as a lawyer and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1897.

In 1923, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montréal-Laurier. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1927.

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Chambly-Verchères in the 1930 federal election. A Conservative, he was the Minister of Marine from 1930 to 1935 and the Minister of Fisheries (Acting) from 1932 to 1934. From 1935 until his death in 1951, he was a judge on the Superior Court of Quebec. He was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société. Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery. Montreal. fr.