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Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay

1879 – 1955

Canadian politician

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Lived 1879 – 1955 (aged 76). Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Pamphile Réal Blaise Nugent Du Tremblay (March 5, 1879 – October 6, 1955) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician.

Du Tremblay was born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec and educated at Laval University and McGill. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1901. He practiced in Montreal and was appointed King's Counsel in 1917.

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Laurier Liberal in the 1917 wartime election held during the Conscription crisis of 1917 and defeated Secretary of State Pierre Édouard Blondin. He represented Laurier—Outremont in parliament for four years and did not stand for re-election in 1921.

In 1925, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec which was the upper house of the provincial legislature as a member of the Liberal Party of Quebec. He sat in the body until 1942 when he was appointed to the Senate of Canada as a federal Liberal. He remained in the body until his death in 1955 at the age of 76.

In his business life he served as president of La Prévoyance insurance company from 1930 to 1936 and was also involved with publishing as president of the newspaper La Presse from 1932 to 1955 and president of the newspaper La Patrie from 1933 to 1955. He was also president of the Canadian Printing and Lithographing Co Ltd and of Provident Adjustment and Investing and was also a director of the Canadian Forestry Association. He was created a chevalier of France's Légion d'honneur in 1925 and was awarded the gold medal of the Académie française in 1930.

After his death in 1955, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Université de Montréal
Positions held
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec, Member of the House of Commons of Canada, Member of the Senate of Canada
Also known as
Pamphile Real Du Tremblay, Pamphile Réal Blaise Nugent Du Tremblay

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay?

Canadian politician (1879–1955)

When was Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay born?

Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay was born on 5 March 1879 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade.

When did Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay die?

Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay died on 6 October 1955 in Montreal.

What was Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay's occupation?

Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay was a lawyer and politician.

What nationality was Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay?

Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay

· Wikidata: Q3361816

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