About Jacques Bureau
Lived 1860 – 1933 (aged 72). Jacques Bureau was a Canadian politician and lawyer.
Jacques Bureau, (July 9, 1860 – January 23, 1933) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Trois-Rivières, Canada East, the son of J. Napoleon Bureau and Sophie Gingras, Bureau was educated at Nicolet College and received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1881 from Laval University. A lawyer, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Three Rivers and St. Maurice in the 1900 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904, 1908, 1911, 1917, and 1921. From 1907 to 1911, he was the Solicitor General of Canada. From 1921 to 1925, he was the Minister of Customs and Excise. In 1925, after his involvement in the King-Byng Affair, he was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of La Salle, Quebec. He served until his death in 1933.
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Who was Jacques Bureau?
Canadian politician (1860–1933)
When was Jacques Bureau born?
Jacques Bureau was born on 9 July 1860 in Trois-Rivières.
When did Jacques Bureau die?
Jacques Bureau died on 23 January 1933 in Montreal.
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Jacques Bureau was a politician and lawyer.
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Jacques Bureau was Canadian.
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