Léon Leduc (December 12, 1832 – April 1, 1895) was a tanner and political figure in

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. He represented Richelieu in the

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from 1881 to 1886 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of Léon Leduc and Pélagie Papin. Leduc apprenticed as a tanner at

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and entered business on his own in Montreal in 1854, later moving to Sorel where he opened a tannery. In 1860, he married Aglaé Claude. He was unsuccessful when he ran for reelection in 1886 and 1890, losing to

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each time. Leduc died in Sorel at the age of 62.

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* 1832 births 1895 deaths Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub