John J. Kehoe is a lawyer and former politician in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Chapleau

Chapleau (provincial electoral district)

Chapleau is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Gatineau and includes portions east of and south of Autoroute 50, north of the Gatineau and Ottawa Rivers and west of the Rivière Blanche in the Templeton...

 in the National Assembly of Quebec

National Assembly of Quebec

The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...

 from 1981 to 1994 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Gatineau

Gatineau

Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...

, the son of William Kehoe and Mary Murphy, and was educated at the University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

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 and McGill University

McGill University

Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...

. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1960 and entered practice with Roy Fournier

Roy Fournier

Roy Fournier was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Gatineau in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and then National Assembly of Quebec from 1962 to 1972 as a Liberal member....

, opening his own office the following year. From 1960 to 1966, he was crown lawyer for the social welfare court at Hull

Hull, Quebec

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. He was solicitor for the city of Gatineau from 1964 to 1981. Kehoe was crown lawyer for the Hull district court from 1971 to 1974. He was also a member of the Gatineau Chamber of Commerce and of the Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus

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Kehoe served as parliamentary assistant to the Quebec Minister of Justice

Minister of Justice (Quebec)

The Minister of Justice is responsible for the administration of courts and prosecutors in Quebec, Canada. The Minister is automatically the Attorney General, and Registrar of Quebec....

from 1991 to 1994. He did not run for reelection in 1994.