Eugène Durocher

Politician

1881 – 1944

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Who was Eugène Durocher?

Eugène Durocher was a Canadian politician, serving in municipal and national politics. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became an insurance broker by career.

From 1938 to 1940, Durocher was a municipal alderman for Montreal, serving on the Montreal Metropolitan Commission in 1939.

He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal party member at St. James riding in a by-election on 18 December 1939, due to the death of incumbent Fernand Rinfret. He was re-elected there in the 1940 election. Before completing his term in the 19th Canadian Parliament, Durocher died at Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Montreal on 10 May 1944 after poor health for two weeks.

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Born
Aug 27, 1881
Montreal
Lived in
  • Montreal
Died
May 10, 1944
Montreal

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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