Charles Avila Séguin | |
Office: | Ontario MPP |
Term: | 1929–1934 |
Predecessor: | Aurélien Bélanger |
Successor: | Arthur Desrosiers |
Constituency: | Russell |
Party: | Conservative |
Birth Date: | 7 August 1883 |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Death Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Spouse: | Germaine Nantel |
Charles Avila Séguin (August 7, 1883 - December 9, 1965) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Russell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1929 to 1934.
Charles Avila Séguin was born in Montreal, Quebec, on August 7, 1883, and studied at the University of Ottawa and Osgoode Hall Law School.[1] In 1912, he married Germaine, the daughter of Wilfrid Bruno Nantel, who was a federal cabinet minister.[1]
He ran unsuccessfully against Aurélien Bélanger in 1926 before being elected in 1929, defeating Bélanger. In 1928, he was named King's Counsel. In 1940, Séguin ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in Ottawa East.
He died in Ottawa, December 9, 1965.[2]