Education
Born in Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont (Beaumont), Lower Canada, Turgeon attended the Collège de Lévis before receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree from Université Laval at Quebec.
Born in Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont (Beaumont), Lower Canada, Turgeon attended the Collège de Lévis before receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree from Université Laval at Quebec.
He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1887 and started a law career. He was created a King"s Counsel in 1903. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1890 election for Bellechasse.
A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1892 and 1897.
In 1897, he was appointed commissioner of colonization and mines in the cabinet of Félix-Gabriel Marchand and continued the position in the cabinet of Simon-Napoléon Parent. He was acclaimed in 1900 and 1904.
In 1902, he was appointed minister of agriculture. In 1905, he was appointed minister of lands, mines, and fisheries and then minister of lands and forests.
In 1909, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec representing the division of Louisiana Vallière and served as Speaker.
He served until his death in 1930.