Albert Goudreau
Albert Goudreau | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Richmond | |
| In office 1935–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Stanislas-Edmond Desmarais |
| Succeeded by | Stanislas-Edmond Desmarais |
| In office 1944–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Stanislas-Edmond Desmarais |
| Succeeded by | Émilien Lafrance |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1887 Wotton, Quebec |
| Died | October 12, 1962 (aged 75) Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Political party | Union Nationale |
Albert Goudreau (February 4, 1887 – October 12, 1962) was a Canadian politician and a four-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[1]
Background[edit]
He was born in Wotton, Eastern Townships on February 4, 1887.
City Councillor[edit]
Goudreau served as a city councillor in the township of Windsor from 1916 to 1918 and in the city of Asbestos from 1933 to 1944.
Member of the legislature[edit]
Goudreau ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Richmond in the 1935 election and won against Liberal incumbent Stanislas-Edmond Desmarais.
He joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election, but was defeated in the 1939 election.
He was re-elected in the 1944 and the 1948 elections, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Émilien Lafrance in the 1952 election.
Mayor[edit]
He served as Mayor of Asbestos from 1945 to 1950.
Death[edit]
He died on October 12, 1962, in Sherbrooke.
References[edit]
- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.