Aurèle Lacombe

Aurèle Lacombe (January 28, 1887 – March 6, 1963) was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).^[1]

Aurèle Lacombe
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal-Dorion
In office 1919–1923
Preceded by	Georges Mayrand
Succeeded by	Ernest Tétreau
Personal details
Born	(1887-01-28)January 28, 1887 Sainte-Scholastique (Mirabel), Quebec
Died	March 6, 1963(1963-03-06) (aged 76) Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Labour

Early life

He was born on January 28, 1887, in Sainte-Scholastique, Laurentides (now part of Mirabel, Quebec). He was a union activist.

Political career

He ran as a Labour candidate in the district of Montréal-Dorion in the 1919 provincial election and won against Liberal incumbent Georges Mayrand. Lacombe kept the Labor label, but was appointed Minister without Portfolio in Alexandre Taschereau's Cabinet on September 27, 1921.

He finished second in the 1923 election and was defeated by Independent Liberal candidate Ernest Tétreau.