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Hilarion-Pit Lessard | |
|---|---|
| Montreal city councillor | |
| In office 1957–1966 | |
| Constituency | Saint-Henri ward |
| Member of Parliament for Saint-Henri | |
| In office March 1958 –June 1968 | |
| Member of Parliament for Lasalle | |
| In office June 1968 –September 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1913 Sainte-Germaine,Quebec,Canada |
| Died | September 10,1984 (aged 71) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | agent,garage owner/operator |
Hilarion-Pit Lessard (1913-1984) was a Canadian politician. He was a five-term Member of the House of Commons and was a City Councillor in Montreal,Quebec.
He was born in Sainte-Germaine,Quebec on February 11,1913.
Lessard successfully ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Saint-Henri in 1958. He was re-elected in 1962,1963 and 1965. He ran in the district of Lasalle in 1968 and won. He did not run for re-election in 1972. [1]
He was elected to Montreal's City Council as an Independent candidate in 1957. He was re-elected in 1960 and 1962. He lost his bid for re-election in 1966,against Civic candidate Guy Lacoste. He represented the district of Saint-Henri.
Pit Lessard died on September 10,1984,due to heart failure. [2]
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