Canadian politician
J. Paul Marion
In office June 28, 1973 (1973-06-28 ) – December 20, 1974 (1974-12-20 )
Born Joseph Paul Marion
(1927-12-08 ) December 8, 1927Saint Boniface , Manitoba , CanadaDied January 15, 2023(2023-01-15) (aged 95) Political party Manitoba Liberal Party Occupation Businessman
Joseph Paul Marion (December 8, 1927 – January 15, 2023)[ 1] was politician from Manitoba, Canada. He was briefly a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba during the 1970s, for the riding of St. Boniface .[ 2]
Marion was born in St. Boniface , Manitoba , and was educated at the Angus School of Commerce and Ryerson Polytechnical Institute . He was a successful businessman before entering political life, and served as a company president.
He served as a school trustee from 1967 to 1970, and was a councilor and acting mayor of Winnipeg in 1972–1973. Marion was a founder of Club d'Hommes d'Affaires Franco-Manitobain.
In the 1973 provincial election , he was elected over Liberal-turned-New Democratic Party incumbent Laurent Desjardins by a single vote. His election was overturned, however, and he lost to Desjardins by 618 votes in a by-election held in late 1974.[ 3] He did not seek a return to the legislature after this time.[ 2]
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