David Ovide L'Espérance explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon.
David Ovide L'Espérance
Constituency Mp:Montmagny
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Cyrias Roy
Successor:Joseph Bruno Aimé Miville Déchêne
Term Start:1911
Term End:1917
Office2:Senator for Gulf, Quebec
Appointed2:Robert Borden
Predecessor2:Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset
Successor2:Joseph Arthur Lesage
Term Start2:1917
Term End2:1941
Birth Date:6 January 1864
Birth Place:Montmagny, Canada East
Party:Conservative

David Ovide L'Espérance (January 6, 1864  - August 31, 1941) was a manufacturer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montmagny in the House of Commons of Canada from 1911 to 1916 as a Conservative. L'Espérance sat for Gulf division in the Senate of Canada from 1917 to 1941.

He was born in Montmagny, Canada East, the son of Edouard L'Espérance. In 1888, he married Clara Dionne. L'Espérance was president of the Grande Allée Apartments Company, L'Évenement Publishing Company, the Amable Bélanger Manufacturing Company, the General Car and Machinery Works in Montmagny and the Quebec Exposition Board. L'Espérance was also chairman of the Harbour Commission of Quebec.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1908. L'Espérance resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1916 upon his appointment to the Senate. He died in office at the age of 77.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Charlesworth, Hector W . A cyclopædia of Canadian biography : brief biographies of persons ... . 85–6 . 1919 . 2009-08-17 . 29 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095438/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3853 . dead .