Auguste Théophile Léger (January 4, 1852 – October 28, 1923) was a Canadian politician from the province of New Brunswick.
Auguste Théophile Léger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kent | |
| In office 1917–1923 | |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand-Joseph Robidoux |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Kent County | |
| In office 1891–1892 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1852 Cocagne, New Brunswick |
| Died | October 28, 1923 (aged 71) Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
Born in Cocagne, Kent County, New Brunswick, the son of Francois Auguste and Sophia Eleanore (Bertrand) Léger, Léger was educated in public schools in Cocagne. He was a farmer and later worked for the Intercolonial Railway on construction work at Nappan, Nova Scotia. He served his apprenticeship in the blacksmith trade with his brother and moved to Saint-Louis, New Brunswick where he worked as a blacksmith. He later worked in the lumber business. Léger was postmaster of Saint-Louis from 1882 to 1891.[1]
In 1891, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the electoral district of Kent County. A New Brunswick Liberal, he was defeated in 1892. In 1893, he was appointed County Sheriff and served until 1908.[1] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Kent in the 1917 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1921.
He was married twice: to Adeline Hebert in 1874 and later to Marie-Magdelaine Babineau.[1]
Léger died in office in Campbellton at the age of 71.[1]
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Auguste Théophile Léger | 4,626 | 59.9 | -13.0 | ||||
| Conservative | Alexandre Joseph Doucet | 3,103 | 40.1 | +13.0 | ||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Auguste Théophile Léger | 3,563 | 72.9 | +25.2 | ||||
| Government (Unionist) | Ferdinand-Joseph Robidoux | 1,323 | 27.1 | -25.2 | ||||