About Joseph Fontaine
Lived 1900 – 1986 (aged 86). Joseph Fontaine was a Canadian politician, farmer, merchant and butcher.
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.
Fontaine was mayor of Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe parish between 1938 and 1952. 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.
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Who was Joseph Fontaine?
Canadian politician (1900-1986)
When was Joseph Fontaine born?
Joseph Fontaine was born on 26 August 1900 in Saint-Damase.
When did Joseph Fontaine die?
Joseph Fontaine died on 16 October 1986 in Saint-Hyacinthe.
What was Joseph Fontaine's occupation?
Joseph Fontaine was a politician, farmer, merchant and butcher.
What nationality was Joseph Fontaine?
Joseph Fontaine was Canadian.
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