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Louis-Joseph Thisdel

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Louis-Joseph Thisdel
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Maskinongé
In office
1930–1936
Preceded byJoseph-William Gagnon
Succeeded byJoseph-Napoléon Caron
In office
19391944
Preceded byJoseph-Napoléon Caron
Succeeded byGermain Caron
Personal details
Born(1886-05-16)May 16, 1886
Louiseville, Quebec
DiedFebruary 9, 1943(1943-02-09) (aged 56)
Louiseville, Quebec
Political partyLiberal

Louis-Joseph Thisdel (May 16, 1886 – February 9, 1943) was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

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He was born on May 16, 1886, in Louiseville, Mauricie.

City politics

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He was on the city council in Louiseville from 1918 to 1922 and mayor of that town from 1923 to 1930.

Provincial politics

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Thisdel won a by-election in 1930 and became the Liberal Member of the legislature, representing the provincial district of Maskinongé. He was re-elected in 1931 and 1935.

In 1936 he was defeated by Union Nationale candidate Joseph-Napoléon Caron. In 1939 though, he ran again and won his seat back.

He served as Minister without Portfolio in Premier Adélard Godbout's Cabinet.

Death

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He died in office on February 9, 1943, in Louiseville. He was succeeded by Germain Caron who was elected in 1944.

References

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  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.