Victor Morin (August 15, 1865 – September 30, 1960) was a Canadian notary, politician, and writer.
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| Born | August 15, 1865 |
| Died | September 30, 1960 (aged 95) |
| Occupation(s) | notary, politician, writer |
Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East, Morin studied at the Université Laval de Montréal. In 1890, he started working as a notary in his uncle's firm Papineau & Marin. He would practice his profession for the next 72 years.[1]
In 1910, he was elected to the Montreal City Council for the Centre (Vieux-Montréal) district.[1]
From 1915 to 1924, he was president of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society.[2] A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he served as its president from 1938 to 1939.
He is the author of the Code Morin, a book of rules for conducting deliberative assemblies, used in Quebec and Acadia. Morin's rules are inspired by Robert's Rules of Order.
References
edit- ^ a b "Fiche d'un Personnage: Victor Morin". Vieux-Montréal (in French).
- ^ "Fonds Victor Morin" (in French). 28 October 2024.
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