Joseph-Hormisdas Legris (May 6, 1850 – March 6, 1932) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Member of Parliament (MP) and

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Early life

He was born on May 6, 1850, in

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. He was a farmer and an

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of the local

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Provincial politics

Legris ran as a candidate of

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and lost. However, the election was eventually declared void and a

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was called to settle the matter. Legris ended up winning the 1888 by-election and became MLA for the provincial district of Maskinongé. In 1890 though, his own election was cancelled. The same year,

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used his influence to help local candidates of the Conservative Party being elected. Legris lost re-election against Joseph Lessard.

Federal politics

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, Legris was elected as a

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candidate to the House of Commons, representing the district of Maskinongé. He was re-elected in

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and

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...

. He resigned in 1903 to accept an appointment to the

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City politics

He served as Mayor of

from 1921 to 1922.

Death

He died in office on March 6, 1932, in

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References

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