Laurier Arthur Régnier (31 August 1903 – 8 August 1990) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in St. François Xavier, Manitoba and became a barrister and farmer by career. After unsuccessful attempts to win a House of Commons seat at Selkirk in the 1949 election, and at

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1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

, Régnier won St. Boniface in the 1958 election. He served one term, the

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, until his defeat there in the 1962 federal election.

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* 1903 births 1990 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century Canadian farmers Lawyers in Manitoba Franco-Manitoban people 20th-century Canadian lawyers 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Farmers from Manitoba {{Manitoba-MP-stub