François A. Pouliot

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François A. Pouliot
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Missisquoi
In office
1935–1939
Preceded by Alexandre Saurette
Succeeded by Henri Gosselin
Personal details
Born(1896-06-06)June 6, 1896
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Died March 11, 1990(1990-03-11) (aged 93)
Mont-Royal, Quebec
Political party Conservative
Union Nationale

François A. Pouliot (June 6, 1896 March 11, 1990) was a Canadian politician and a two-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. [1]

Canadians citizens of Canada

Canadians are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, several of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Canadian.

The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished. Both were initially created by the Constitutional Act of 1791.

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Background

He was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts on June 6, 1896.

Holyoke, Massachusetts City in Massachusetts, United States

Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 39,880. As of 2017, the estimated population was 40,341. Sitting 8 miles (13 km) north of Springfield, Holyoke is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Area, one of the two distinct metropolitan areas in Massachusetts.

Political career

Pouliot ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Missisquoi in the 1931 and 1935 elections. He succeeded on his second attempt.

The Conservative Party of Quebec was a political party in Quebec, Canada, from 1867 until 1936, when it merged with members of the Action libérale nationale to form the Union Nationale.

Missisquoi was a provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

He joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election. He served as his party's House Whip until his defeat in the 1939 election.

Maurice Duplessis former Premier of Quebec

Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the 16th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. He rose to power after uniting his Conservative party and the breakaway Action liberale nationale progressive faction of the Liberal party of Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, to form a new conservative party, the Union Nationale.

Union Nationale (Quebec) former political party in Quebec, Canada

The Union Nationale was a conservative and nationalist provincial political party in Quebec, Canada, that identified with Québécois autonomism. It was created during the Great Depression and held power in Quebec from 1936 to 1939, and from 1944 to 1960 and from 1966 to 1970. The party was founded by Maurice Duplessis, who led it until his death in 1959.

Death

He died on March 11, 1990.

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References

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