Charles-Napoléon Dorion, (13 August 1887 – 3 December 1978) was a Quebec lawyer and politician.

He was born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and admitted to the Quebec bar in July 1914. He practiced law in Quebec City with his brothers Frédéric Dorion and Noël Dorion as well as with Lucien Lacasse. Dorion was appointed King's Counsel in 1934.

Charles-Napoléon Dorion

In his political life he was mayor of Courville, Quebec from 1926 to 1934. He first ran as a Conservative candidate in Québec—Montmorency in the 1926 federal election but was defeated. He was elected on his second attempt in 1930 and served in the House of Commons of Canada for five years before being defeated in the 1935 federal election. In 1940, he was elected president of the Law Society of Quebec.

Charles-Napoléon Dorion

His brothers Frédéric and Noël also served as Members of Parliament at various times.

Charles-Napoléon Dorion

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External links

Law Society biography (in French)

1887 births

1978 deaths

Canadian King's Counsel

Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs

French Quebecers

Lawyers in Quebec

Mayors of places in Quebec

Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec

People from Rivière-du-Loup