Charles-Napoléon Dorion, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
About Charles-Napoléon Dorion
- Charles-Napoléon Dorion, (13 August 1887 – 3 December 1978) was a Quebec lawyer and politician. He was born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and admitted to the Quebec bar in July 1914.
- He practiced law in Quebec City with his brothers Frédéric Dorion and Noël Dorion as well as with Lucien Lacasse.
- Dorion was appointed King's Counsel in 1934.In his political life he was mayor of Courville, Quebec from 1926 to 1934.
- He first ran as a Conservative candidate in Québec—Montmorency in the 1926 federal election but was defeated.
- He was elected on his second attempt in 1930 and served in the House of Commons of Canada for five years before being defeated in the 1935 federal election.
- In 1940, he was elected president of the Law Society of Quebec.His brothers Frédéric and Noël also served as Members of Parliament at various times.
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