Jacques Flynn
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The Honourable Jacques Flynn |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Quebec South |
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In office 1958–1962 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Power |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Charles Cantin |
| Senator for Rougemont, Quebec | |
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In office 1962–1990 |
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| Appointed by | John Diefenbaker |
| Preceded by | Henri Courtemanche |
| Succeeded by | John Sylvain |
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| Born |
August 22, 1915 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec |
| Died | September 21, 2000 (aged 85) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Jacques Flynn, PC OC QC (August 22, 1915 – September 21, 2000) was a Canadian politician and Senator.
Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, the grandson of the Premier of Quebec Edmund James Flynn, he graduated in law from Université Laval in and was called to the Quebec Bar both in 1939.
A Progressive Conservative, Flynn ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1957 election. He won the riding of Quebec South in the 1958 election when John George Diefenbaker led the PC Party to a landslide victory.
Flynn became Deputy Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons in 1960. In December 1961, Prime Minister Diefenbaker brought Flynn into the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys, a position he held until losing his seat in the 1962 election that reduced the Conservatives to a minority government. Later that year, he was appointed to the Senate.
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