Hilarion-Pit Lessard
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. BackgroundHe was born in Sainte-Germaine, Quebec on February 11, 1913. Federal PoliticsLessard 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] City CouncillorHe 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. DeathPit Lessard died on September 10, 1984, due to heart failure.[2] Footnotes
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