Dominique Monet, QC (January 2, 1865 – February 6, 1923) was a

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lawyer, politician, and judge. Born in St-Michel de Napierville,

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, the son of Dominique Monet, Monet was educated at L'Assomption College and received an LL.D. from Laval University in 1889. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1889 and was created a

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in 1899. He practiced law in Saint-Rémi, Montreal and Saint-Jean. He was first elected to the

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for the electoral district of

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in the 1891 federal election. A

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, he was re-elected in the

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and

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election for the electoral district of

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. In 1904, he was elected as the

candidate to the

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for the electoral district of

. In February 1905, he was made a Minister Without Portfolio in the cabinet of

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and soon after was appointed Minister of Colonization and Public Works for a brief time. In October 1905, he was appointed Protonotary for the district of Montreal. In 1908, he was made a judge of the Superior Court for the district of d'Iberville. He died while at sea near

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on February 6, 1923. He was buried in Saint-Jean.

References

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