Jacques Bureau

Not to be confused with Jacques-Olivier Bureau.

Jacques Bureau, PC KC (July 9, 1860 – January 23, 1933) was a Canadian politician.

The Honourable Jacques Bureau PC KC
8th Senator for La Salle, Quebec
In office September 5, 1925 – January 23, 1933
Nominated by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Joseph Godbout
Succeeded by	Lucien Moraud
Minister of Customs and Excise
In office December 29, 1921 – September 4, 1925
Prime Minister	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by	John Babington Macaulay Baxter
Succeeded by	Georges Henri Boivin
6th Solicitor General of Canada
In office February 14, 1907 – October 6, 1911
Prime Minister	Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded by	Rodolphe Lemieux
Succeeded by	Arthur Meighen
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
In office November 7, 1900 – September 5, 1925
Preceded by	Sir Adolphe-Philippe Caron
Succeeded by	Arthur Bettez
Constituency	Three Rivers and St. Maurice
Personal details
Born	(1860-07-09)July 9, 1860 Trois-Rivières, Canada East
Died	January 23, 1933(1933-01-23) (aged 72)
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Lawyer

Born in Trois-Rivières, Canada East, the son of J. Napoleon Bureau and Sophie Gingras, Bureau was educated at Nicolet College and received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1881 from Laval University. A lawyer, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Three Rivers and St. Maurice in the 1900 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904, 1908, 1911, 1917, and 1921. From 1907 to 1911, he was the Solicitor General of Canada. From 1921 to 1925, he was the Minister of Customs and Excise. In 1925, after his involvement in the King-Byng Affair, he was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of La Salle, Quebec. He served until his death in 1933.

References

• Jacques Bureau – Parliament of Canada biography
• "A history of Quebec, its resources and people, vol. 2". Internet Archive. 1908.