Born in Valleyfield, Quebec, Leduc first played senior level hockey for the Montreal Aiglons of the Montreal Hockey Association in 1907-08. In 1908-09, he played for the Montreal Le National, and played with their ill-fated team in the CHA in 1909–10. After the CHA folded, he joined the original Montreal Canadiens, known as \'Les Canadiens\' for the season. He would play one further season with the Canadiens club in 1911–12. Leduc also played in senior leagues such as the Montreal City Senior Hockey League with Montreal Champêtre, finishing his career in 1914–15 with the Nationals.\n', '

In 1918, Leduc became a municipal Secretary-Treasurer of Lachine, Quebec and remained in that position until 1923 when he began a ten-year term as an alderman of that community. He was then Lachine\'s Mayor from 1939 until 1944.\n', '

Leduc was first elected to Parliament at the Jacques Cartier riding as an independent candidate in a by-election on 4 October 1949, defeating Liberal candidate Sarto Marchand. He was re-elected as a Liberal party candidate in the 1953 federal election, when his riding was changed to Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle. After completing his only full term in the 22nd Canadian Parliament, Leduc was defeated in the 1957 election by Robert John Pratt of the Progressive Conservative party. Leduc made another unsuccessful attempt to unseat Pratt in the 1958 election.\n', '

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