Émilien Lafrance
| Émilien Lafrance | |
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| Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Richmond |
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In office 1952–1970 |
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| Preceded by | Albert Goudreau |
| Succeeded by | Yvon Brochu |
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| Born |
September 6, 1911 Danville, Quebec |
| Died | October 21, 1977 (aged 66) Lac Memphrémagog, Quebec |
| Resting place | Danville, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Occupation | traveling salesman, realtor |
Émilien Lafrance (September 6, 1911 – October 21, 1977) was a Canadian politician, cabinet minister and a five-term Member of the National Assembly of Quebec.
Lafrance was born in 1911 in the Quebec town of Danville. He studied at Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée in Sherbrooke and Collège Sacré-Cœur in Victoriaville.
He married his wife Géraldine Langlois in Magog in 1942. Together, he and Langlois had five children. In a 2010 interview with Le Devoir, Madame Langlois said that her husband tried to avoid talking politics at home, especially due to their disagreements on Quebec sovereignty.
Lafrance was politically involved long before his first election to the National Assembly. He served as a local organizer for Action libérale nationale in the 1935 election and ran as a member of the Bloc populaire in the riding of Richmond—Wolfe in the 1945 federal election, coming in a distant second to the local Liberal candidate. Between his federal loss in 1945 and his provincial victory in 1952, he served on the school-board in his hometown of Danville, later becoming the chairman.
Lafrance was elected to the National Assembly in the 1952 Quebec election as a member for Richmond. As a member of the opposition during Maurice Duplessis' time as Premier, he served as the party's deputy whip, and later its chief whip.
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