Damase Racine (May 28, 1855 – December 2, 1921) was an

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merchant and political figure. He represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1905 to 1921. He was born in

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in 1855, the son of Jean-Baptiste Racine. He married Cora Benoit in 1899. He also served on the county council and as warden for Prescott and Russell Counties. Racine died in office in 1921.

References

* ''Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell'', L. Brault (1963) * ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1919'', AJ Chambers

External links

* 1855 births 1921 deaths Franco-Ontarian people Ontario Liberal Party MPPs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub