Jacques Bureau

Jacques Bureau

Jacques Bureau PC KC (born July 9, 1860 in Trois-Rivières , Québec , † January 23, 1933 ) was a Canadian politician of the Liberal Party of Canada , who was a member of the lower house and senator for more than 32 years, a member of parliament and solicitor general of the 8th Canadian Cabinet of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier and Ministers in the 12th Cabinet of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King was.

Life

After attending school, Bureau studied law and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). After his legal admission he took a job as a lawyer and was for his lawyer's merits later Attorney-General (King's Counsel) appointed.

As a candidate of the Liberal Party, he was in the election on November 7, 1900 for the first time elected a member of the House and represented there until his voluntary renunciation mandate on September 5, 1925 in Quebec City located constituency Three Rivers and St. Maurice . Membership in parliament was interrupted during the respective ministerial activities due to the legal regulations at the time.

On February 14, 1907, Bureau was appointed Solicitor General by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier , but as such did not belong to the 8th Canadian Cabinet. He held the office until the end of Laurier's tenure on October 6, 1911.

Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King appointed Bureau, up to then supporters of the so-called Laurier Liberals , to be Minister for Customs and Excise Taxes in the 12th Canadian Cabinet on December 29, 1921. At the request of Prime Minister King, he resigned from this ministerial office on September 4, 1925 for health reasons.

After leaving the government and the House of Commons, he was appointed Senator on September 5, 1925 at the proposal of Prime Minister King, where he represented the La Salle Senate division in Québec until his death .

Web links and sources

• Jacques Bureau - biographical information on the website of the Canadian Parliament (English)
• Canadian Ministries at rulers.org