Louis-Georges Desjardins

Louis-Georges Desjardins
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for L'Islet
In office
1891–1892
Preceded byPhilippe Baby Casgrain
Succeeded byJoseph Israël Tarte
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Montmorency
In office
1890–1891
Preceded byCharles Langelier
Succeeded byJoseph Israël Tarte
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montmorency
In office
1881–1890
Preceded byCharles Langelier
Succeeded byCharles Langelier
Personal details
Born(1849-05-12)May 12, 1849
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East
DiedJune 8, 1928(1928-06-08) (aged 79)
Montreal, Quebec
Resting placeNotre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Conservative Party of Quebec

Louis-Georges Desjardins (May 12, 1849 – June 8, 1928) was a Canadian journalist and politician.

Born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East, the son of François Roy dit Desjardins and Clarisse Miville dit Deschênes, Desjardins was educated at the Collège de Lévis and at the Military College. A journalist, he was the editor-in-chief of newspaper Le Canadien from 1875 to 1880.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Montmorency in the 1881 election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1886 and was defeated in 1890. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Montmorency in an 1890 by-election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1891 election for the electoral district of L'Islet. He resigned in 1892 when he was appointed Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, a position which he held until 1912.

He was also a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 17th Levis Battalion, Volunteer Militia.

After his death in 1928, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[1]

  1. ^ Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.