François Octave Dugas

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François Octave Dugas
François Octave Dugas

François Octave Dugas (April 12, 1852June 22, 1918) was a Canadian politician.

Born in St-Jacques de l'Achigan, Montcalm County, Canada East, Dugas was educated at St. Mary's College in Montreal and McGill University. A lawyer, he was Crown Prosecutor for the District of Joliette from 1887 to 1892 and again starting 1897. He was created a King's Counsel in 1899. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Montcalm in the general elections of 1900. A Liberal, He was re-elected in 1904 and 1908.

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