Louis Côté

Louis Côté (September 13, 1890 February 2, 1943) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Ottawa East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative from 1929 to 1934 and was also a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada for Ottawa East division from 1933 to 1943.

Louis Côté
Member of the Senate of Canada
In office
1933–1943
ConstituencyOttawa East
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office
1929–1934
ConstituencyOttawa East
Personal details
Born(1890-09-13)September 13, 1890
Ottawa, Canada
DiedFebruary 2, 1943(1943-02-02) (aged 52)
Ottawa, Canada
Political party
Spouse(s)
Stella Cimon
(m. 1922)
EducationUniversity of Ottawa
OccupationLawyer, politician

Biography

He was born in Ottawa in 1890 and studied at the University of Ottawa and Osgoode Hall. Côté married Stella, the daughter of judge Ernest Cimon and granddaughter of Hector-Louis Langevin, in 1922. He was a member of the Scott-Merchant-Côté Commission which recommended the creation of a bilingual school system for Franco-Ontarians.

Côté died of a heart attack at Ottawa's Union train station in 1943 while still serving as a senator.

References

  • Histoire d'Ottawa et de sa population canadienne-française, vol 4, 1926–1950, G. Lamoureux (1989)


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