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HON. J. E. FEHRAU.TMONTREAL, June 14— O, —Hon. Joseph Edouard PerrauU, former Quetxc attorney-general and Liberal member of the legislature for 22 consecutive years, died lost night, He wm 7i.Appointed minister of mines, colonization and fisheries in 1919, Mr. Perrault was a member of successive Liberal cabinets until 1936. After a reshuffling of portfolios in 1929, he became minister of roads and mines.In March, 1936, he was named attorney-general. He resigned three months later along with his chief, L. A. Tachereau, nnd several other ministers.They were Just In time to watch 39 years of Liberal dominance tumble as Hon. Maurice Duplcssts and hts Union Natlonale swept the province in the July elections..ic-1BJtierails5UtLngnoofIds.terledaatherec-garlnglostofiuld'HEADS COMMISSION In 1940, he was appointed to the International Joint commission for the settlement of disputes between Canada and the United States. He became president of the body In October, 1947,Mr. Perrault was well-known for hLs good roads policy.Active In business bs well, he was president of the Pln.T Industries Ltd., Montreal; governor of the Trust General of Canada, Lid,, director of Noranda Mines, Hall-nor Mines, Pnmour porcupine Gold Mines, Amulet Du/auH Mines, Waite Amulet Mines Lid., and the Montreal branch or Quebec Airways Ltd.Survivors Include a sfstcr, Mrs. Luclcn Dubuc, EdmonLon, wife of the chief Justice.IHon. J. E. Perrault. whose death occurred over the weekend, presided with Col. Stanley of U.S, over the Havre. Mont., hearings Into the Sago Creek water dispute last December. Mr. Perrault was not well at that time and had been confined la j to bed In Montreal recently,»d. — -
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Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Mon, Jun 14, 1948
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