Narcisse Pérodeau

Narcisse Pérodeau ( born March 26, 1851 in Saint -Ours, Quebec, † November 18, 1932 in Montreal ) was a Canadian politician and legal scholar. From 1897 to 1924 and from 1929 until his death, he was appointed member of the Legislative Council of Quebec. In between, he served as deputy governor.

Biography

Pérodeau studied law at McGill University in Montreal. Professionally, he worked as a notary in 1876, from 1898 as a professor at the Université de Laval. In addition, he was from 1880 to 1912 secretary of the Chamber of Notaries of Quebec, then to 1915 its president. He was also represented on the boards of numerous companies, including the Montreal Light, Heat and Power.

Prime Minister Félix- Gabriel Marchand appointed Pérodeau 1897 Member of the Legislative Council, the unelected upper house of the provincial parliament. There he represented the Sorel Division and supported the Parti libéral du Québec. In 1910, he was a Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet of Lomer Gouin. Louis -Alexandre Taschereau appointed him in 1920 to the Chairman of the Government Group in the Legislative Council.

On January 10, 1924 Pérodeau was sworn in by Governor General Lord Byng as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. This representative office he held until 10 January 1929. Then he returned to the Legislative Council and represented the Mortarville Division. Three years later he died in office.