Eugène Durocher
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Eugène Durocher was a Canadian politician, serving in municipal and national politics. He was born in Montreal
, Quebec
and became an insurance broker by career.
From 1938 to 1940, Durocher was a municipal alderman for Montreal
, serving on the Montreal Metropolitan Commission in 1939.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons
as a Liberal party
member at St. James
riding in a by-election on 18 December 1939, due to the death of incumbent Fernand Rinfret
. He was re-elected there in the 1940 election
. Before completing his term in the 19th Canadian Parliament
, Durocher died at Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Montreal
on 10 May 1944 after poor health for two weeks.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, 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....
and became an insurance broker by career.
From 1938 to 1940, Durocher was a municipal alderman for Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, serving on the Montreal Metropolitan Commission in 1939.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
as a Liberal party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member at St. James
St. James (electoral district)
St. James was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1952.The riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal Centre and Montreal East ridings. It consisted initially of St. James's Ward and the East Ward in the city of...
riding in a by-election on 18 December 1939, due to the death of incumbent Fernand Rinfret
Fernand Rinfret
Louis Édouard Fernand Rinfret, PC was a Canadian politician.-Biography:He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Montreal riding of St. James in a 1920 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1921, 1925, 1930, and 1935...
. He was re-elected there in the 1940 election
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...
. Before completing his term in the 19th Canadian Parliament
19th Canadian Parliament
The 19th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 16, 1940 until April 16, 1945. The membership was set by the 1940 federal election on March 26, 1940, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1945 election.It was controlled by a...
, Durocher died at Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Montreal
Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
The Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal is the oldest hospital in Montreal, Quebec. Since 1996 it has been one of the three hospitals making up the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal ....
on 10 May 1944 after poor health for two weeks.