Maurice Tellier (June 14, 1896 – March 28, 1966) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Montcalm in the

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from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1962 as a Union Nationale member. Tellier was

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from 1955 to 1960. He was born in

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, the son of

Joseph-Mathias Tellier Sir Joseph-Mathias Tellier (January 15, 1861 – October 18, 1952) was a Canadian politician and judge, born in Sainte-Mélanie, Canada East. Biography He was a Quebec Conservative Party leader, but never Premier (his party lost the 1912 e ...

and Maria Désilets.Jean Hétu, "La famille Tellier: une grande famille de juristes", ''Droit Montréal'', automne 2014, no 19, p. 22-23. Tellier was educated at the Séminaire de Joliette, the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (; UdeM; ) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...

and in

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, where he articled with C.M. Heclick. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1922 and set up practice in Joliette, in partnership with his fellow future legislator Maurice Majeau, among others. In 1923, Tellier married Éva Bouvier. He was named

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in 1938. Tellier ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly as a

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1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

; he also suffered defeats when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in

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and in

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

. He was bâtonnier for the Laurentides area from 1957 to 1959. He died in Montreal at the age of 69 and was buried in Joliette. His uncle

Louis Tellier Louis Tellier (December 24, 1842 – June 17, 1935) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. Biography Born in Berthier-en-Haut, Canada East, the son of Zephirin and Luce (Ferland) Tellier, Tellier completed his classical education at ...

was a member of the House of Commons.

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* Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs Judges in Quebec 1896 births 1966 deaths Vice presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub