Louis de Gonzague Belley
{{Short description|Canadian politician (1863–1930)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = Louis de Gonzague Belley
| honorific-suffix = PC, KC
| image = Louis de Gonzague Belley.png
| constituency_MP = Chicoutimi—Saguenay
| parliament = Canadian
| predecessor = Paul Vilmond Savard
| successor = Paul Vilmond Savard
| term_start = 1892
| term_end = 1896
| birth_date = {{birth date|1863|2|3}}
| birth_place = St-Alexis de la Grande Baie, Canada East
| death_date = {{death date and age|1930|7|9|1863|2|3}}
| death_place = Quebec City, Quebec
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| party = Conservative
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Louis de Gonzague Belley, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|KC|sep=,|size=100}} (February 3, 1863 – July 9, 1930) was a Canadian politician.
Born in St-Alexis de la Grande Baie, Canada East, he was a lawyer before being acclaimed at the age of 29 to the House of Commons of Canada for the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi—Saguenay in an 1892 by-election. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1896 election. In September 1921, he was appointed Postmaster General in the cabinet of Arthur Meighen. He was defeated in the 1921 federal election.
He died at his home in Quebec City on July 9, 1930.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55230949/ex-minister-dead/ |title=Ex-Minister Dead |newspaper=The Province |location=Quebec |page=22 |date=1930-07-10 |access-date=2020-07-12 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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External links
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{{CA-Postmasters General}}
{{First Meighen Ministry}}
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Category:Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Category:Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
Category:Postmasters general of Canada
Category:Canadian King's Counsel
Category:19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
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