About Auguste Théophile Léger
Lived 1852 – 1923 (aged 71). Auguste Théophile Léger was a Canadian politician, timber merchant and farmer.
Auguste Théophile Léger (January 4, 1852 – October 28, 1923) was a Canadian politician from the province of New Brunswick.
Born in Cocagne, Kent County, New Brunswick, the son of Francois Auguste and Sophia Eleanore (Bertrand) Léger, Léger was educated in public schools in Cocagne. He was a farmer and later worked for the Intercolonial Railway on construction work at Nappan, Nova Scotia. He served his apprenticeship in the blacksmith trade with his brother and moved to Saint-Louis, New Brunswick where he worked as a blacksmith. He later worked in the lumber business. Léger was postmaster of Saint-Louis from 1882 to 1891.
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Who was Auguste Théophile Léger?
Canadian politician (1852-1923)
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Auguste Théophile Léger was born on 4 January 1852 in Cocagne.
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Auguste Théophile Léger died on 28 October 1923 in Campbellton.
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Auguste Théophile Léger was a politician, timber merchant and farmer.
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Auguste Théophile Léger was Canadian.
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