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Canadian politician For the French physicist and painter, see Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois.

Charles Bourgeois
The Hon.Charles Bourgeois
Senator for Shawinegan, Quebec
In office
1935–1940
Appointed byR. B. Bennett
Preceded byPhilippe-Jacques Paradis
Succeeded byCharles-Édouard Ferland
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Three Rivers and St. Maurice
In office
1931–1935
Preceded byArthur Bettez
Succeeded byDistrict was abolished in 1933
Personal details
Born(1879-07-29)July 29, 1879
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
DiedMay 15, 1940(1940-05-15) (aged 60)
Political partyConservative

Charles Bourgeois (July 29, 1879 – May 15, 1940) was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as a Member of Parliament and as a Senator.

Early life

He was born on July 29, 1879, in Trois-Rivières, Mauricie. He was an attorney.

Member of Parliament

He ran as a Conservative candidate to the House of Commons of Canada in 1926 in the district of Nicolet but lost. He won a seat in the district of Three Rivers and St. Maurice in a 1931 by-election, but did not run for re-election in 1935.

Senator

In 1935, Bourgeois was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett and served until his death. He represented the division of Shawinegan.

Death

He died in office on May 15, 1940.

Electoral record

By-election on 10 August 1931
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Bourgeois 13,539
Liberal Wilfrid Gariépy 13,501

Footnotes

  1. Charles Bourgeois – Parliament of Canada biography


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