Jacques Bureau

Jacques Bureau, PC KC (July 9, 1860 January 23, 1933) was a Canadian politician.


Jacques Bureau

8th Senator for La Salle, Quebec
In office
September 5, 1925  January 23, 1933
Nominated byWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded byJoseph Godbout
Succeeded byLucien Moraud
Minister of Customs and Excise
In office
December 29, 1921  September 4, 1925
Prime MinisterWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded byJohn Babington Macaulay Baxter
Succeeded byGeorges Henri Boivin
6th Solicitor General of Canada
In office
February 14, 1907  October 6, 1911
Prime MinisterSir Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded byRodolphe Lemieux
Succeeded byArthur Meighen
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
In office
November 7, 1900  September 5, 1925
Preceded bySir Adolphe-Philippe Caron
Succeeded byArthur Bettez
ConstituencyThree Rivers and St. Maurice
Personal details
Born(1860-07-09)July 9, 1860
Trois-Rivières, Canada East
DiedJanuary 23, 1933(1933-01-23) (aged 72)
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionLawyer

Born in Trois-Rivières, Canada East, the son of J. Napoleon Bureau and Sophie Gingras, Bureau was educated at Nicolet College and received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1881 from Laval University. A lawyer, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Three Rivers and St. Maurice in the 1900 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904, 1908, 1911, 1917, and 1921. From 1907 to 1911, he was the Solicitor General of Canada. From 1921 to 1925, he was the Minister of Customs and Excise. In 1925, after his involvement in the King-Byng Affair, he was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of La Salle, Quebec. He served until his death in 1933.

References

  • Jacques Bureau – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "A history of Quebec, its resources and people, vol. 2". Internet Archive. 1908.
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