About Wilfrid Bruno Nantel
Lived 1857 – 1940 (aged 82). Wilfrid Bruno Nantel was a Canadian politician and lawyer.
Wilfrid Bruno Nantel, (November 8, 1857 – May 22, 1940) was a Canadian politician.
Career Born in Saint-Jérôme, Canada East, the son of Guillaume Nantel and Adélaïde Desjardins, he was a lawyer before first running unsuccessfully for the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative candidate in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne in the 1904 federal election. He was elected in the 1908 election and re-elected in the 1911 election. From 1911 to 1912, he was the Minister of Mines. From 1911 to 1914, he was the Minister of Inland Revenue. From 1914 to 1924, he was an Assistant Chief Commissioner of the Board of Railway Commissioners and Transport Commissioners.
His older brother, Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel, was also a politician.
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Canadian politician (1857-1940)
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Wilfrid Bruno Nantel was born on 8 November 1857 in Saint-Jérôme.
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Wilfrid Bruno Nantel died on 22 May 1940.
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Wilfrid Bruno Nantel was a politician and lawyer.
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Wilfrid Bruno Nantel was Canadian.
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