About Joseph Van Belleghem
Lived 1901 – 1967 (aged 65). Joseph Van Belleghem was a Canadian politician.
Joseph Gustave Van Belleghen (September 6, 1901
The son of Belgian parents Désiré Van Belleghem and Louise Bossuyt, Van Belleghem was educated at the École Provencher and St. Boniface College. He worked as an accountant for the Canadian National Railway and then operated a hotel at St. Boniface in partnership with his brother for several years. In 1929, Van Belleghem married Clara Ysenbaert. He served as an alderman in St. Boniface for eighteen years between 1931 and 1965.
Van Belleghem was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1949 provincial election for the two-member constituency of St. Boniface, which elected members by a single transferable ballot.
An "École Van Belleghem" was opened in Winnipeg shortly after his death.
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Who was Joseph Van Belleghem?
Canadian politician
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Joseph Van Belleghem was born on 6 September 1901.
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Joseph Van Belleghem died on 5 January 1967.
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Joseph Van Belleghem was a politician.
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Joseph Van Belleghem was Canadian.
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