Cyrille-Fraser Delâge
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Cyrille-Fraser Delâge was a notary
and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Quebec County in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1901 to 1916 as a Liberal. Delâge was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
from 1912 to 1916.
He was born in Notre-Dame de Québec, the son of Jean Baptiste Delâge and Marie Emma-Elmire Fraser. Delâge was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval
, qualified as a notary in 1892 and entered practice with his father. In 1894, he married Marie-Célina-Alice Brousseau. From 1936 to 1939, he was president of the Chamber of Notaries.
Delâge was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1901 by-election held after Némèse Garneau
was named to the Legislative Council. He resigned his seat in the provincial assembly after he was named superintendent of public schools for Quebec.
He was president of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
of Quebec in 1909 and 1910. Delâge also served as president of La Société du Parler Français from 1922 to 1924 and was president of the Quebec Geographical Society from 1925 to 1940. He was named a chevalier in the French Légion d'honneur
and a companion in the Order of St Michael and St George
in 1935. Delâge died in Quebec City at the age of 88.
His sister Marie-Célina-Juliana married Albert Jobin.
Civil law notary
Civil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
and political figure in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Quebec County in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1901 to 1916 as a Liberal. Delâge was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
President of the National Assembly of Quebec
The President of the National Assembly of Quebec is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, which is modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system...
from 1912 to 1916.
He was born in Notre-Dame de Québec, the son of Jean Baptiste Delâge and Marie Emma-Elmire Fraser. Delâge was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
, qualified as a notary in 1892 and entered practice with his father. In 1894, he married Marie-Célina-Alice Brousseau. From 1936 to 1939, he was president of the Chamber of Notaries.
Delâge was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1901 by-election held after Némèse Garneau
Némèse Garneau
Némèse Garneau was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Lower Canada, the son of Jean-Baptiste Garneau and Nathalie Rinfret dit Malouin, Garneau was the owner of a dry goods business...
was named to the Legislative Council. He resigned his seat in the provincial assembly after he was named superintendent of public schools for Quebec.
He was president of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society is an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec Sovereignism. Its current President is Mario Beaulieu....
of Quebec in 1909 and 1910. Delâge also served as president of La Société du Parler Français from 1922 to 1924 and was president of the Quebec Geographical Society from 1925 to 1940. He was named a chevalier in the French Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
and a companion in the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
in 1935. Delâge died in Quebec City at the age of 88.
His sister Marie-Célina-Juliana married Albert Jobin.