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Louis-Athanase David (June 24, 1882 – January 26, 1953) was a Canadians lawyer, politician, and businessman. He was a cabinet minister in the Provincial Parliament of Quebec, representing the riding of Terrebonne and serving as Provincial Secretary.Lyn Harrington. Syllables of Recorded Time: The Story of the Canadian Authors Association 1921–1981. Dundurn; 1 August 1981. . p. 60–. In this position, he created Quebec's first cultural policy. He was later a member of the Canadian Senate.
David directed the Department of Education, The Dalhousie Review. Vol. 4. Dalhousie University Press; 1924. p. 150. and in 1930 he sponsored a controversial bill which would have created a separate Jewish school board in Quebec.Ira Robinson. A History of Antisemitism in Canada. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press; 14 December 2015. . p. 62–.
David did not run in the 1936 election, but was elected again in 1939.Serge Laurin. Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts: un siècle et demi d'histoire. Presses Université Laval; 2002. . p. 135–.
David created the Prix Athanase-David literary prize in 1922.Jeffery Vacante. National Manhood and the Creation of Modern Quebec. UBC Press; 15 June 2017. . p. 84–. In 1923 was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour by the government of France; he was made an Officer in 1925 and a Commander in 1934.
A sports fan, David was president of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club from 1930 to 1935. The club won three during his tenure in 1924, 1930, and 1931. In 1928 he partnered with Montreal stockbroker Ernest Savard and United States baseball executive George Stallings to revive the Montreal Royals baseball franchise as part of the International League and to build Delorimier Stadium.
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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The returning officer's action was considered to have been without precedent anywhere in the world in countries with parliamentary-style legislatures. The Conservatives lodged an appeal, but the result was upheld by the Quebec Court of Appeal in April 1936. David would become the only member of the Assembly in Quebec history to be elected on only one cast vote.
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