Louis-Jules Allard (21 January 1859 – 3 January 1945) was a Canadian politician in the

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Life

Born in Saint-François-du-Lac,

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, the son of Louis Allard and Marie-Anne Chapdelaine, Allard was educated at Nicolet College and the Université Laval in Montreal. A lawyer, he was called to the Quebec Bar in 1883 and was created a

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in 1906. He practice law in Montreal. He was mayor of Saint-François-du-Lac from 1895 to 1898. He was elected to the

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for the electoral district of

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in an 1897 by-election held after the death of

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. A

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, he was re-elected without opposition in 1900 and 1904. In 1905, he was appointed to the

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for the de Lanaudière division and was named the Government Leader in the Council. He held three cabinet positions: Minister of Colonization and Public Works (1905), Minister of Public Works and Labour (1905–1906), and Minister of Agriculture (1906–1909). He resigned in 1910 and was re-elected in a 1910 by-election in the riding of Drummond to the Legislative Assembly. He was re-elected in 1912. He was again appointed to the Legislative Council in 1916. From 1909 to 1919, he was the Minister of Lands and Forests. He also served as interim premier and President of the Executive Council when Premier

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was absent. He resigned in 1919. In 1919, he was appointed Protonotaire for the Superior Court district of Montreal. He held this position until his death in 1945. His son,

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, was a Quebec politician. His daughter Marguerite married

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,Normandin, AL ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1934'' a member of the House of Commons of Canada.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allard, Jules 1859 births 1945 deaths Mayors of places in Quebec Quebec Liberal Party MLCs Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Canadian King's Counsel