Joseph-Édouard-Émile Léonard

Joseph-Édouard-Émile Léonard (11 December 1872 – 15 September 1933) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Preceded byThomas Fortin

Succeeded byCharles-Avila Wilson

Born(1872-12-11)11 December 1872

Ste-Rose, Laval County, Quebec

Died15 September 1933(1933-09-15) (aged 60)

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Joseph-Édouard-Émile Léonard
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Laval
In office 1902–1908
Preceded by	Thomas Fortin
Succeeded by	Charles-Avila Wilson
Personal details
Born	(1872-12-11)11 December 1872 Ste-Rose, Laval County, Quebec
Died	15 September 1933(1933-09-15) (aged 60)
Party	Conservative

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Born in Ste-Rose, Laval County, Quebec, Léonard was educated at the Colleges of Ste Therese, Joliette and St. Mary's in Montreal. A lawyer, he was head of the Montreal firm of Leonard & Patenaude. He was the Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Laval in the general elections of 1900 but was defeated by Thomas Fortin. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a 1902 by-election, after Fortin was appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, Montreal District. He was re-elected in 1904 and was defeated in 1908 and again in 1911.^{[citation needed]}