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Joseph-Alfred Mongrain

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Joseph-Alfred Mongrain
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Trois-Rivières
In office
1965–1970
Preceded byLéon Balcer
Succeeded byClaude Lajoie
Personal details
Born(1908-12-28)December 28, 1908
St-Tite, Mauricie, Quebec
DiedDecember 23, 1970(1970-12-23) (aged 61)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
OccupationPublic 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.

Footnotes

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by MP, District of Trois-Rivières
1965–1970
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Trois-Rivières
1949–1953
Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of Trois-Rivières
1960–1963
Succeeded by
Gérard Dufresne