Alfred Leduc
Canadian politician (1868-1957)
Alfred Leduc (August 2, 1868 – June 24, 1957) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Westmount—St. Henri in the House of Commons of Canada as a Laurier Liberal from 1917 to 1921 and Montréal–Saint-Henri in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1927 to 1931 as a Liberal. His name appears as Joseph Alfred Leduc in some sources.
Biography
He was born in Montreal on August 2, 1868, the son of Édouard Leduc, a butcher, and Marie-Louise Marcotte, and was educated at the École Saint-Joseph, at the Collège de Montréal and the Academy of the Archbishop of Montreal. He worked as a clerk and then as a master butcher in his father's business. In 1889, with his brother, he took over the operation of the family business. In 1892, he married Eugénie Claude. Leduc was vice-president of the Montreal Livestock Exchange. From 1900 to 1905, he was president of the Butcher's Association in Montreal.
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