Léopold Langlois Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Léopold Langlois
Office5:Canadian Senator
from Grandville
Term Start5:July 8, 1966
Term End5:October 2, 1988
Nominator5:Lester B. Pearson
Appointer5:Georges Vanier
Predecessor5:Paul Henri Bouffard
Successor5:John Lynch-Staunton (1990)
Parliament6:Canadian
Riding6:Gaspé
Term Start6:June 11, 1945
Term End6:June 10, 1957
Predecessor6:Joseph Sasseville Roy
Successor6:Roland English
Birth Date:2 October 1913
Birth Place:Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada
Party:Liberal

J. G. Léopold Langlois (October 2, 1913  - February 13, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian.

Born in Ste-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, he was a lawyer specializing in maritime law. During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy as a lieutenant commander.

In 1940, he was defeated when he ran as an Independent Liberal in the riding of Gaspé, Quebec. After the war, he was elected in 1945 as a Liberal. He was re-elected in 1949 and 1953. He was defeated in 1957. From 1951 to 1953, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Postmaster General. From 1953 to 1957, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transport.

In 1966, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Grandville, Quebec. From 1974 to 1979, he was the Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. In 1979, he was the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. He retired on his 75th birthday in 1988.