Background
He was born in Louiseville, Quebec and became an insurance broker.
politician Member of the Senate of Canada
He was born in Louiseville, Quebec and became an insurance broker.
The son of Hercule Lesage and Émilie Caron, he was educated at Louiseville College and the Laval Normal School.
He is the uncle of Jean Lesage. Lesage served as an alderman for Quebec City from 1918 to 1926. He was president of Lesage Proteau Limited. and Les publications Cartier, Ltée and vice-president of Yellow Taxi Limited.
He was appointed to the Senate for the Gulf, Quebec division on 3 March 1944 following nomination by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Lesage remained in that role until his death on 9 March 1950.