Paul Desruisseaux (May 1, 1905 – February 2, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician.
Paul Desruisseaux | |
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Senator for Wellington, Quebec | |
In office July 8, 1966 – May 1, 1980 | |
Appointed by | Lester B. Pearson |
Preceded by | Charles Benjamin Howard |
Succeeded by | Jacques Hébert |
Personal details | |
Born | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | May 1, 1905
Died | February 2, 1982 | (aged 76)
Political party | Liberal |
Desruisseaux was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, on May 1, 1905. He studied law at the Université de Montréal and was called to the Quebec bar in 1934.[1] He was the owner of La Tribune, a daily newspaper in Sherbrooke, CHLT radio station, CKTS radio station, and television station CHLT-TV.[2]
In 1966, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Lester Pearson.[3] A Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of Wellington, Quebec. That same year, he helped raise $230,000 in funding for a new hospital of Lily Butters.[4] He retired on his 75th birthday in 1980.
He died on February 2, 1982.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (November 25, 2016). "Collection search - Fonds Paul Desruisseaux [document textuel]". recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "The Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada". Newspapers.com. March 20, 1969. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Lily Esther Butters" (PDF). Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Desruisseaux". Globe and Mail. Canada. February 4, 1982.
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