Louis-Georges Desjardins | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for L'Islet |
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In office 1891–1892 |
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Preceded by | Philippe Baby Casgrain |
Succeeded by | Joseph Israël Tarte |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montmorency |
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In office 1890–1891 |
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Preceded by | Charles Langelier |
Succeeded by | Joseph Israël Tarte |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmorency | |
In office 1881–1890 |
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Preceded by | Charles Langelier |
Succeeded by | Charles Langelier |
Personal details | |
Born |
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East |
May 12, 1849
Died | June 8, 1928 Montreal, Quebec |
(aged 79)
Political party | Conservative |
Other political affiliations |
Conservative Party of Quebec |
Louis-Georges Desjardins (May 12, 1849 – June 8, 1928) was a Canadian journalist and politician.
Born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East, the son of François Roy dit Desjardins and Clarisse Miville dit Deschênes, Desjardins was educated at the Collège de Lévis and at the Military College. A journalist, he was the editor-in-chief of newspaper Le Canadien from 1875 to 1880.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Montmorency in the 1881 election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1886 and was defeated in 1890. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Montmorency in an 1890 by-election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1891 election for the electoral district of L'Islet. He resigned in 1892 when he was appointed Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, a position which he held until 1912.
He was also a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 17th Levis Battalion, Volunteer Militia.