Joseph-Léonard Duguay Explained

Joseph-Léonard Duguay
Constituency Mp:Lake St. John
Parliament:Canadian
Successor:Electoral district was abolished in 1933
Term Start:1930
Term End:1935
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Lac-Saint-Jean
Successor2:Joseph-Ludger Fillion
Term Start2:1935
Term End2:1939
Birth Date:8 October 1900
Birth Place:Pabos, Quebec
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec
Party:Conservative

Joseph-Léonard Duguay (October 8, 1900  - December 3, 1946) was a politician from Quebec, Canada and a Member of the House of Commons of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. He died on December 3, 1946, in Montreal.

Background

He was born in Pabos, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine on October 8, 1900, and became a dentist after graduating from the University of Montreal. He married Gertrude Duhamel in Montreal in 1928.

Political career

Duguay ran as a Conservative candidate in the federal district of Lake St. John in the 1930 election and won. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Armand Sylvestre in the district of Lake St-John—Roberval in the 1935 election.

Duguay ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Lac-Saint-Jean in 1935 election and won against Liberal incumbent Joseph-Ludger Fillion. He joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election.

He was defeated in the 1939 election.

From 1938 to 1940, Duguay served as Mayor of Alma, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.

Duguay tried to win back his seat at the Canadian House of Commons, but was defeated in the 1940 and again when he ran as an independent in the 1945 elections.