Hector Laferté

Hector Laferté, KC (November 8, 1885 – September 13, 1971) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Drummond in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1919 to 1934 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. Laferté was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1924 to 1929.

Hector Laferté

KC
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Drummond
In office
1919–1934
Preceded byJules Allard
Succeeded byArthur Rajotte
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Stadacona
In office
1934–1968
Preceded byWilliam Gerard Power
Succeeded byLegislative Council was abolished in 1968
Personal details
Born(1885-11-08)November 8, 1885
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec
DiedSeptember 13, 1971(1971-09-13) (aged 85)
Quebec City, Quebec
Political partyLiberal

He was born in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Drummond County, Quebec, the son of Joseph Laferté and Georgianna-Jeanne Tessier. Laferté was educated at the Collège de Nicolet and the Université Laval, was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1909 and set up practice in Quebec City in partnership with Antonin Galipeault, Philippe-Auguste Choquette, Louis Saint-Laurent and Ernest Lapointe, among others. He was parliamentary correspondent for La Libre parole. In 1911, he married Irène Sénécal. In 1919, Laferté was named King's Counsel.

He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in the 1916 election and was re-elected multiple times. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Colonization and Minister of Mines and Fisheries from 1929 to 1934. In 1934, Laferté resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly after being named to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Stadacona division, serving until the council was abolished in 1968. He served as speaker for the council from 1934 to 1936, from 1940 to 1944 and from 1960 to 1966.

He died in Quebec City at the age of 85 and was buried in Drummondville.

References
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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