Joseph-Alfred Mongrain
Appearance
Joseph-Alfred Mongrain | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Trois-Rivières | |
In office 1965–1970 | |
Preceded by | Léon Balcer |
Succeeded by | Claude Lajoie |
Personal details | |
Born | St-Tite, Mauricie, Quebec | December 28, 1908
Died | December 23, 1970 Trois-Rivières, Quebec | (aged 61)
Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
Occupation | Public relations officer |
Joseph-Alfred Mongrain was a politician from Quebec, Canada.[1]
Background
He was born on December 28, 1908 in St-Tite, Mauricie. He was a public relations officer.
Mayor of Trois-Rivières
He was Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1949 to 1953 and from 1960 to 1963.
Provincial politics
He ran as a Liberal candidate in 1952 in the district of Trois-Rivières against Premier Maurice Duplessis. Duplessis got re-elected.
Member of Parliament
He ran as a Liberal candidate in 1953 in the district of Trois-Rivières and in 1958 in the district of Champlain. Each time he lost.
He won as an Independent candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in the 1965 federal election. He was re-elected in 1968 as a Liberal.
Death
Mongrain died in office on December 23, 1970.
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