Hilarion-Pit Lessard

Hilarion-Pit Lessard (1913-1984) was a Canadian politician. He was a five-term Member of the House of Commons and was a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

Hilarion-Pit Lessard
Official 1968 portrait
Montreal city councillor
In office 1957–1966
Constituency	Saint-Henri ward
Member of Parliament for Saint-Henri
In office March 1958 – June 1968
Member of Parliament for Lasalle
In office June 1968 – September 1972
Personal details
Born	11 February 1913 Sainte-Germaine, Quebec, Canada
Died	September 10, 1984(1984-09-10) (aged 71)
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Agent, garage owner/operator

Background

He was born in Sainte-Germaine, Quebec on February 11, 1913.

Federal Politics

Lessard successfully ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Saint-Henri in 1958. He was re-elected in 1962, 1963 and 1965. He ran in the district of Lasalle in 1968 and won. He did not run for re-election in 1972.^[1]

City Councillor

He was elected to Montreal's City Council as an Independent candidate in 1957. He was re-elected in 1960 and 1962. He lost his bid for re-election in 1966, against Civic candidate Guy Lacoste. He represented the district of Saint-Henri.

Death

Pit Lessard died on September 10, 1984, due to heart failure.^[2]