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Émery Fleury

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Émery Fleury
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet
In office
1936–1939
Preceded byAlexandre Gaudet
Succeeded byHenri-Napoléon Biron
In office
1944–1952
Preceded byHenri-Napoléon Biron
Succeeded byCamille Roy
Personal details
Born(1901-02-10)February 10, 1901
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec
DiedOctober 16, 1975(1975-10-16) (aged 74)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Political partyUnion Nationale

Émery Fleury (February 10, 1901 – October 16, 1975) was a Canadian politician and a three-term member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[1]

Background

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He was born on February 10, 1901, in Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Centre-du-Québec and became a dairy farmer.

Political career

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Fleury ran as a Conservative candidate in the district of Nicolet in the 1935 election and lost. He won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1936 election against Liberal candidate Alexandre Gaudet. Fleury was defeated by Liberal candidate Henri-Napoléon Biron in the 1939 election, but won back his seat in the 1944 election and was re-elected in the 1948 election. He did not run for re-election in the 1952 election.

Retirement

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From 1963 to 1970, Fleury was a municipal public servant in Trois-Rivières. He died on October 16, 1975.

References

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  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.