Esioff-Léon Patenaude | |
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| 17th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
| In office 29 April 1934 – 30 December 1939 | |
| Monarchs | George V Edward VIII George VI |
| Governors General | The Earl of Bessborough The Lord Tweedsmuir |
| Premier | Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Adélard Godbout Maurice Duplessis |
| Preceded by | Henry George Carroll |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Fiset |
| Member of theCanadian Parliament forHochelaga | |
| In office 15 October 1915 – 17 December 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Coderre |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Edmond Lesage |
| Member of theLegislative Assembly of Quebec forLaprairie | |
| In office 8 June 1908 – 15 October 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Côme-Séraphin Cherrier |
| Succeeded by | Wilfrid Cédilot |
| Member of theLegislative Assembly of Quebec forJacques-Cartier | |
| In office 5 February 1923 – 8 October 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Séraphin-Aimé Ashby |
| Succeeded by | Victor Marchand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1875-02-12)12 February 1875 Saint-Isidore, Quebec |
| Died | 7 February 1963(1963-02-07) (aged 87) Montreal, Quebec |
| Resting place | Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative Party of Quebec |
| Spouse | Georgiana Deniger dit Poupart |
| Cabinet | Minister of Inland Revenue Secretary of State of Canada Minister of Mines Minister of Marine and Fisheries (Acting) Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada |
Esioff-Léon Patenaude,PC, QC, often calledE.L. Patenaude (12 February 1875 – 7 February 1963), was a Canadian statesman who served as the17thLieutenant Governor of Quebec. Born in Saint-Isidore,Quebec, in 1875, he studied law at theUniversity of Montreal and was called to theQuebec Bar in 1899. He established a successful law practice, was soon drawn to politics, and served as a chief organizer for theConservative Party of Canada inMontreal.
He was first elected to theQuebec National Assembly as aConservative inLa Prairie in the1908 provincial election and was re-elected in the1912 election. In 1915, he was elected to theHouse of Commons of Canada in a by-election and joined the government of Prime Minister SirRobert Borden asMinister of Inland Revenue. He served in that position until early 1917, when he was appointed asSecretary of State andMinister of Mines. In July, however, Patenaude resigned from theCanadian Cabinet in protest of the government's decision to implementconscription. He chose not to seek re-election in the1917 federal election. WhenArthur Meighen became Prime Minister in 1920, he offered Patenaude a seat in cabinet, who declined.
Returning to provincial politics, Patenaude was re-elected to the Quebec National Assembly inJacques-Cartier in 1923. In 1925, however, Meighen persuaded Patenaude to return to federal politics as hisQuebec lieutenant. He was given almost exclusive authority over the Conservative Party's campaign in Quebec during the1925 federal election as Meighen'sQuebec lieutenant. Patenaude proved, however, to be little match forErnest Lapointe and theLiberal Party of Canada, and secured only 4 seats in the province. Patenaude, who had resigned his seat in theQuebec National Assembly to contest the election, was himself defeated.
Despite the setback, Patenaude continued to enjoy the favour of Meighen. When Meighen formed a second government in 1926, he appointed Patenaude asMinister of Justice andAttorney General of Canada. Patenaude led the Conservative Party in Quebec for a second time during the1926 federal election but again fared poorly and was himself defeated.
In 1934, theGovernor General of Canada, on the advice of Canadian Prime MinisterRichard Bedford Bennett, appointed Patenaude asLieutenant Governor of Quebec, a position in which he served until his retirement from public life in 1939. In his later years, he experienced a successful career as a banker (became President of theProvincial Bank of Canada in 1946) and businessman (as director of McColl Frontenac,Crown Life Insurance and board ofTexaco Canada).[citation needed]
| By-election on 15 October 1915 Coderre appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court of Quebec, 6 October 1915 | |||||
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| Conservative | Esioff-Léon Patenaude | acclaimed | |||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Inland Revenue 1915–1917 | Succeeded by |
| Secretary of State for Canada 1917 | ||
| Minister of Mines 1917 | ||
| Preceded by | Minister of Justice 1926 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Marine and Fisheries 1926 | Succeeded by |
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| Province of Canada (1841–66)* | ||
| Lower Canada (1791–1841) | ||
| British Province of Quebec (1759–91)* | ||
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