Paul Henri Bouffard
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Paul Henri Bouffard was a Liberal party
member of the Senate of Canada. He was born in Quebec City
, Quebec
and became a lawyer and professor.
The son of Pierre Bouffard and E. Vachon, he was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval
. Bouffard was called to the Quebec bar in 1918 and practised law in Quebec City
. In 1928, he was named King's Counsel. Bouffard was professor of Commercial Law at the Université Laval. He was vice-president for two insurance companies and the Champlain Paper Box Company and served as director for a number of companies, including the Shawinigan Water and Power Company, the Saint Lawrence Cement Company (now part of Holcim
) and the Dow Brewery
.
He was appointed to the Senate on 27 December 1946 as nominated by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
and remained in that role until his death on 16 February 1966.
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 of the Senate of Canada. He was born in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, 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 a lawyer and professor.
The son of Pierre Bouffard and E. Vachon, he 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...
. Bouffard was called to the Quebec bar in 1918 and practised law in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. In 1928, he was named King's Counsel. Bouffard was professor of Commercial Law at the Université Laval. He was vice-president for two insurance companies and the Champlain Paper Box Company and served as director for a number of companies, including the Shawinigan Water and Power Company, the Saint Lawrence Cement Company (now part of Holcim
Holcim
Holcim is a Swiss-based global company supplying cement and aggregates . The company also supplies ready-mix concrete and asphalt including associated construction services.-Holcim Group:...
) and the Dow Brewery
Dow Breweries
Dow Breweries was a brewing company based in Quebec, Canada. It was formed in 1952 in the facilities formerly used by the Boswell Brewery in Quebec City. It was acquired by Carling O'Keefe and stopped its activities on March 31, 1966...
.
He was appointed to the Senate on 27 December 1946 as nominated by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...
and remained in that role until his death on 16 February 1966.