Louis-Pierre Cécile
Louis-Pierre Cécile (January 15, 1905 – February 19, 1995) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1948 to 1967 as a Progressive Conservative member.
Louis-Pierre Cécile | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1948–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Aurélien Bélanger |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Prescott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 15, 1905 Tecumseh, Ontario |
| Died | February 19, 1995 (aged 90)[1] |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Fabienne Gascon (m. 1941) |
He was born in Tecumseh, Ontario in 1905, the son of Arthur-Lewis Cécile, and studied at the Université de Montréal and Osgoode Hall. In 1941, he married Fabienne Gascon. He was chairman of the Secondary School Board for Hawkesbury. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the federal parliament in 1945. Cécile was Minister of Travel and Publicity in the provincial cabinet from 1949 to 1955 and Minister of Public Welfare from 1955 to 1966.
Cabinet positions
| Ontario provincial government of John Robarts | ||
| Ontario provincial government of Leslie Frost | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Bill Goodfellow | Minister of Public Welfare 1955-1966 |
John Yaremko |
| Ontario provincial government of Thomas Kennedy | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| George Arthur Welsh | Minister of Travel and Publicity 1948-1955 |
Bryan Cathcart |
References
Further reading
- Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell, L. Brault (1963)
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