Joseph Fontaine
Canadian politician (1900–1986)
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Joseph Louis-Rosario Fontaine (26 August 1900 – 16 October 1986) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born at Saint-Damase, Quebec. He was a master butcher, meat cutter, farmer and merchant by career.[1]
BornJoseph Louis Rosario Fontaine
26 August 1900
26 August 1900
Died16 October 1986 (aged 86)
Spouse(s)Florentine Girard
(m. 9 January 1922)[1]
(m. 9 January 1922)[1]
Joseph Fontaine | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot | |
| In office June 1945 – June 1957 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Louis Rosario Fontaine 26 August 1900 |
| Died | 16 October 1986 (aged 86) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Florentine Girard (m. 9 January 1922)[1] |
| Profession | master butcher, farmer, merchant |
Fontaine was mayor of Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe parish between 1938 and 1952.[1] He was first elected to Parliament at the St. Hyacinthe—Bagot riding in the 1945 general election. With a minor spelling change to the riding in 1947, he was re-elected at Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot in 1949 and 1953. He was defeated by Théogène Ricard of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1957 election.
