Joseph-Léonard Duguay


Joseph-Léonard Duguay was a politician from Quebec, Canada and a Member of the House of Commons of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. He died on December 3, 1946 in Montreal.

Background

He was born in Pabos, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine on October 8, 1900 and became a dentist after graduating from the University of Montreal. He married Gertrude Duhamel in Montreal in 1928.

Political career

Duguay ran as a Conservative candidate in the federal district of Lake St. John in the 1930 election and won. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Armand Sylvestre in the district of Lake St-John—Roberval in the 1935 election.
Duguay ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Lac-Saint-Jean in 1935 election and won against Liberal incumbent Joseph-Ludger Fillion. He joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election.
He was defeated in the 1939 election.
From 1938 to 1940, Duguay served as Mayor of Alma, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.
Duguay tried to win back his seat at the Canadian House of Commons, but was defeated in the 1940 and again when he ran as an independent in the 1945 elections.