Louis-Georges Desjardins Explained

Louis-Georges Desjardins
Constituency Mp:L'Islet
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Philippe Baby Casgrain
Successor:Joseph Israël Tarte
Term Start:1891
Term End:1892
Constituency Mp2:Montmorency
Parliament2:Canadian
Predecessor2:Charles Langelier
Successor2:Joseph Israël Tarte
Term Start2:1890
Term End2:1891
Office3:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmorency
Predecessor3:Charles Langelier
Successor3:Charles Langelier
Term Start3:1881
Term End3:1890
Birth Date:12 May 1849
Birth Place:Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec
Resting Place:Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Party:Conservative
Otherparty:Conservative Party of Quebec

Louis-Georges Desjardins (May 12, 1849  - June 8, 1928) was a Canadian journalist and politician.

Born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East, the son of François Roy dit Desjardins and Clarisse Miville dit Deschênes, Desjardins was educated at the Collège de Lévis and at the Military College. A journalist, he was the editor-in-chief of newspaper Le Canadien from 1875 to 1880.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Montmorency in the 1881 election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1886 and was defeated in 1890. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Montmorency in an 1890 by-election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1891 election for the electoral district of L'Islet. He resigned in 1892 when he was appointed Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, a position which he held until 1912.

He was also a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 17th Levis Battalion, Volunteer Militia.

After his death in 1928, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[1]

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  1. Book: Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société. Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery. Montreal. fr.