About Albert Prefontaine
Lived 1861 – 1935 (aged 73). Albert Prefontaine was a Canadian politician.
Albert Préfontaine (October 11, 1861 – February 21, 1935
Préfontaine was first elected to the provincial parliament in 1903, running for Rodmond Roblin's governing Conservatives in the francophone riding of Carillon. He was re-elected in 1907 and 1910.
Conservative leader James Aikins lost his seat in the 1915 election, and Préfontaine was chosen to lead the small opposition caucus in parliament and subsequently left the Conservatives to join the United Farmers of Manitoba. Running as a UFM candidate, he was re-elected for Carillon in 1922.
The resort community of Albert Beach, Manitoba (French: "Plage Albert") was named after him.
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Who was Albert Prefontaine?
Canadian politician (1861–1935)
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Albert Prefontaine was born on 11 October 1861.
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Albert Prefontaine died on 21 February 1935.
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Albert Prefontaine was a politician.
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Albert Prefontaine was Canadian.
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