Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (March 5 1867 - July 6 1952) was a Liberal Premier of Quebec from 1920 to 1936. He was elected for the first time in 1900, in the riding of Montmorency.
He is remembered for passing a law that would have created a Jewish school board in Quebec. However, the Jewish community was divided on the question and they instead chose to send their children to anglo-protestant schools.
In an audacious act he also gave the government of Quebec a monopoly on the sale of liquor and wine during the era of Prohibition in the United States. This was imitated by some other provinces and some American states later.
He created the Beaux-Arts schools in Québec City and Montréal and subsidized scientific and literary works.
His rule created some discontent inside the Liberal party. His more "radical" left wing and Paul Gouin, the son of Lomer Gouin and grandson of Honoré Mercier, left the Liberals and formed a new party, the Action libérale nationale, which later merged with the Conservatives to form the Union Nationale.
He was forced out of office after a scandal involving his brother and some top civil servants.
Elections as party leader
He won the 1923 election, 1927 election, 1931 election and 1935 election and resigned in 1936.
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