Louis Côté
Louis Côté (September 13, 1890 – February 2, 1943) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Ottawa East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative from 1929 to 1934 and was also a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada for Ottawa East division from 1933 to 1943.
Louis Côté | |
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| Member of the Senate of Canada | |
| In office 1933–1943 | |
| Constituency | Ottawa East |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| In office 1929–1934 | |
| Constituency | Ottawa East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1890 Ottawa, Canada |
| Died | February 2, 1943 (aged 52) Ottawa, Canada |
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| Spouse(s) | Stella Cimon ( m. 1922) |
| Education | University of Ottawa |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Biography
He was born in Ottawa in 1890 and studied at the University of Ottawa and Osgoode Hall. Côté married Stella, the daughter of judge Ernest Cimon and granddaughter of Hector-Louis Langevin, in 1922. He was a member of the Scott-Merchant-Côté Commission which recommended the creation of a bilingual school system for Franco-Ontarians.
Côté died of a heart attack at Ottawa's Union train station in 1943 while still serving as a senator.
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References
- Histoire d'Ottawa et de sa population canadienne-française, vol 4, 1926–1950, G. Lamoureux (1989)
External links
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archived)
- Louis Côté – Parliament of Canada biography
- La Commission Scott-Merchant-Côté
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