Jean-Marie Dessureault | |
Birth Date: | 1888 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec |
Spouse: | Aurore Vallée |
Residence: | Quebec City, Quebec |
Office: | Senator for Stadacona, Quebec |
Term Start: | 9 June 1945 |
Term End: | 16 August 1970 |
Predecessor: | Lorne Campbell Webster |
Successor: | Martial Asselin |
Profession: | lumber merchant, manufacturer |
Party: | Liberal |
Jean-Marie Dessureault (30 December 1888 - 26 August 1970) was a Liberal party member of the Senate of Canada. He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec, becoming a lumber merchant and manufacturer.
The son of Aimé Dessureault and Marie-Anne Rousseau, he was educated in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, and established himself in business at Quebec City. In 1913, he married Aurore Vallée. Dessureault served as alderman for the city of Montreal from 1922 to 1926.[1]
He was appointed to the Senate for the Stadacona, Quebec division on 9 June 1945 as nominated by William Lyon Mackenzie King. Dessureault remained in that role until his resignation on 16 August 1970, ten days before his death.