Louis-Athanase David was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman.
10 Facts About Athanase David
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Athanase David was a cabinet minister in the Provincial Parliament of Quebec, representing the riding of Terrebonne and serving as Provincial Secretary.
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Athanase David was later a member of the Canadian Senate.
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Athanase David received a law degree from Universite Laval in Montreal and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1905.
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Athanase David joined the Liberal party, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1916 as the Liberal Party member for the Terrebonne riding, serving until 1936.
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Athanase David directed the Department of Education, and in 1930 he sponsored a controversial bill which would have created a separate Jewish school board in Quebec.
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Athanase David did not run in the 1936 election, but was elected again in 1939.
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Athanase David resigned from the provincial government in February 1940 to accept an appointment as Senator in the Parliament of Canada where he served until his death in 1953.
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Athanase David would become the only member of the Assembly in Quebec history to be elected on only one cast vote.
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Athanase David helped her in establishing the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in 1934 and the Montreal Festivals in 1936.