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Ruben Charles Laurier (December 26, 1868 – September 26, 1947) was a physician and political figure in
Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
. He represented
L'Assomption L'Assomption () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption. It is located on the outer fringes of the Montreal urban area. ...
in the
House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Ca ...
from 1906 to 1908 as a Liberal. He was born in
Lachenaie, Quebec Lachenaie was an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the pro ...
, the son of Jules Laurier and Rosalie Rochon, and was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption and the
Université Laval (; English: ''Laval University)'' is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university traces its roots to the Séminaire de Québec, founded by François de Montmorency-Laval in 1663, making it the oldest institutio ...
. In 1895, he married Marie Louise. Laurier was elected to the House of Commons in a 1906 by-election held after the death of
Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier (January 7, 1852 – December 28, 1906) was a Canadian politician. Born in Saint-Lin, Quebec, Saint-Lin, Canada East, the son of Carolus Laurier and Adeline Ethier, he was the half-brother to the Prime Minister ...
. In 1925, he ran unsuccessfully as a
Liberal Protectionist Liberal Protectionist was the name under which three candidates sought election to the House of Commons of Canada for ridings in Quebec in two elections in the early twentieth century. The Liberal Party of Canada, at the time, was associated with ...
in the federal riding of St. James. Laurier died in Montreal at the age of 78.


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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs 1868 births 1947 deaths People from Terrebonne, Quebec Politicians from Lanaudière 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub