Louis-Pierre Cécile
Louis-Pierre Cécile (January 15, 1905 – February 19, 1995[2]) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1948 to 1967 as a Progressive Conservative member.
Louis-Pierre Cécile | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1948–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Aurélien Bélanger |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Prescott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 15, 1905 Tecumseh, Ontario |
| Died | February 19, 1995 (aged 90)[1] |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse |
Fabienne Gascon (m. 1941) |
He was born in Tecumseh, Ontario in 1905, the son of Arthur-Lewis Cécile, and studied at the Université de Montréal and Osgoode Hall. In 1941, he married Fabienne Gascon. He was chairman of the Secondary School Board for Hawkesbury. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the federal parliament in 1945. Cécile was Minister of Travel and Publicity in the provincial cabinet from 1949 to 1955 and Minister of Public Welfare from 1955 to 1966.
References
- Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 1995
- David Leyton-Brown, ed. (2002). "Obituaries 1995". Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 1995. University of Toronto Press. p. 245. ISBN 9780802036735.
Further reading
- Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell, L. Brault (1963)
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