Paul Tourigny

Paul Tourigny (November 2, 1852 January 31, 1926) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.

Paul Tourigny
MLA for Arthabaska
In office
1900–1916
Preceded byJoseph-Éna Girouard
Succeeded byJoseph-Édouard Perrault
Legislative Councilor for Kennebec division
In office
1921–1926
Preceded byFrançois-Théodore Savoie
Succeeded byJoseph-Édouard Caron
Personal details
Born(1852-11-02)November 2, 1852
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, Lower Canada
DiedJanuary 31, 1926(1926-01-31) (aged 73)
Victoriaville, Quebec
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party

Born in Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, Lower Canada, the son of Landry Tourigny and Lucie Poirier, Tourigny was mayor of Victoriaville from 1892 to 1898 and again from 1900 to 1910. He was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Arthabaska in 1900. A Liberal, He was acclaimed again in 1904, re-elected in 1908 and in 1912. He did not run in the 1916 election. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the Kennebec division in 1921. He served until his death in Victoriaville in 1926.[1]

References

  1. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.


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