Thomas Lefebvre

Thomas-Henri Lefebvre (23 May 1927 – 20 November 1992) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in North Bay, Ontario and became a garage owner and operator by career.^[1]

Preceded byPaul Martineau

Succeeded byDistrict abolished in 1966

Preceded byRiding created in 1966

Succeeded byBarry Moore

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The Honourable Thomas Lefebvre
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Pontiac—Témiscamingue
In office 1965–1968
Preceded by	Paul Martineau
Succeeded by	District abolished in 1966
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Pontiac (Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle after 1978)
In office 1968–1984
Preceded by	Riding created in 1966
Succeeded by	Barry Moore
Senator for De Lanaudière, Quebec
In office 1984–1992
Appointed by	John Turner
Preceded by	Sarto Fournier
Succeeded by	Paul Massicotte
Personal details
Born	(1927-05-23)23 May 1927 North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Died	20 November 1992(1992-11-20) (aged 65)
Party	Liberal
Portfolio	Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board (1977-1979)

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The son of Jean-Charles Lefebvre and Clarilda Provost, he was educated in North Bay and established himself in business in Témiscamingue, Quebec. In 1951, he married Léatrice-Lucille Vaillancourt.^[2] Lefebvre served on the town council for Témiscamingue from 1961 to 1965. He was elected at Quebec's Pontiac—Témiscamingue electoral district in the 1965 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1972, 1974, 1979 and 1980 federal elections as the riding changed names to Pontiac and Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle.^[1]

Lefebvre served six consecutive terms in the 27th through 32nd Canadian Parliaments until becoming a Senator of the De Lanaudière division in 1984.^[1] He remained a member of the Canadian Senate until his death in 1992 of cancer.^[3]

There is a Thomas Lefebvre fonds at Library and Archives Canada.^[4]