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Stanstead (provincial Electoral District)
Stanstead was a provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). Its final election was in 1970. It disappeared in the 1973 election, and its successor electoral district was Orford. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly * Thomas Locke, Conservative Party (1867–1875) * John Thornton, Conservative Party (1875–1878) * Henry Lovell, Liberal (1878–1881) * John Thornton, Conservative Party (1881–1886) * Ozro Baldwin, Conservative Party (1886–1890) * Moodie Brock Lovell, Liberal (1890–1892) * Michael Felix Hackett, Conservative Party (1892–1900) * Moodie Brock Lovell, Liberal (1900–1902) * Georges-Henri Saint-Pierre, Conservative Party (1902–1904) * Prosper-Alfred Bissonnet, Liberal (1904–1913) * Alfred-Joseph Bisonnet, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrie
Estrie () is an List of Quebec regions, administrative region of Quebec that comprises the Eastern Townships. ''Estrie'', a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of ''est'', "east". Originally settled by anglophones, today it is about 90 per cent francophone. Anglophones are concentrated in Lennoxville, Quebec, Lennoxville, home of the region's only English-speaking university, Bishop's University. The English-language Eastern Townships School Board runs 20 elementary schools, three high schools, and a learning centre. The region originally consisted of 6 regional county municipalities. In 2021, La Haute-Yamaska & Brome-Missisquoi joined Estrie, transferring from Montérégie. Economy While the economy of the area is mainly based on agriculture, forestry, and mining, tourist attractions include four Société des établissements de plein air du Québec, Sépaq parks: Yamaska National Park, Yamaska, Mont-Orford National Park, Mont-Orford, Frontenac National Park, Frontenac, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moodie Brock Lovell
Moodie Brock Lovell (April 11, 1853 – January 29, 1902) was a lumber merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Stanstead in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1890 to 1892 and from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal. He was born in Barnston, Canada East, the son of Henry Lovell and Artemissa Merriman, and was educated in Coaticook. He entered the lumber business with his father in the company H. Lovell and Sons. Lovell was also involved in the operation of the Grand Valley Lumber Company, also owned by his father. In 1878, he married Charlotte Elizabeth Pierce. Lovell did not run for reelection in 1892 and was defeated in 1897. He was president of the agricultural society for the Eastern Townships. He died in office in Portland, Maine at the age of 48 and was buried in Coaticook. His brother Charles Henry served in the House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon-Denis Gérin
Léon-Denis Gérin (June 6, 1894 – April 1, 1975) was a politician Quebec, Canada and a three-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA). Early life He was born on June 6, 1894, in Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton, Eastern Townships. City politics Gérin served as a city councillor from 1934 to 1935 and from 1942 to 1943 and as Mayor from 1944 to 1945 in Coaticook, Quebec. Member of the legislature He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the provincial district of Stanstead in the 1948 provincial election and won. He was re-elected in the 1952 and 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ... elections. Gérin was defeated in the 1960 election against Liberal candidate Georges Vaillancourt. Death He died on April 1, 1975. References 1894 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloc Populaire Canadien
The (, ), often shortened to the Bloc populaire or the Bloc, was a political party in the Canadian province of Quebec from 1942 to 1947. It was founded on September 8, 1942, by opponents of conscription during the Second World War. The party ran candidates at both federal and provincial levels. In the 1945 federal election, the party made a minor breakthrough by winning two seats in the House of Commons. Origin In early 1942, Liguori Lacombe formed the anti-conscriptionist Parti canadien which finished strongly in two February by-elections. In the April 27, 1942 national plebiscite on conscription held in Canada, a little more than 70% of Quebec voters refused to free the federal government from its promise to avoid a general mobilization, while about 80 per cent of the citizens of the rest of Canada accepted it. (see also Second Conscription Crisis) The party was inspired by the nationalist ideas of Henri Bourassa and supported by Montreal mayor Camillien Houde. Jean Drapeau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovila Bergeron
Ovila Bergeron was a politician and business person in Quebec, Canada. Background He was born on February 17, 1903, in Warwick, Quebec. Political career Lemieux ran as a Bloc Populaire Canadien The (, ), often shortened to the Bloc populaire or the Bloc, was a political party in the Canadian province of Quebec from 1942 to 1947. It was founded on September 8, 1942, by opponents of conscription during the Second World War. The party ran ... candidate in the provincial district of Stanstead in the 1944 election and won against incumbent Raymond-François Frégeau. He served as his party House Whip from 1945 to 1948. He did not run for re-election in the 1948 election. He was mayor of Magog between 1952 and 1956 and, in interim, to June 22, 1966, at November 6, 1967. Death He died on December 3, 1985. Footnotes 1903 births 1985 deaths Bloc populaire MNAs Politicians from Centre-du-Québec People from Magog, Quebec 20th-century members of the Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Gérin
Henri Gérin (April 13, 1900 – September 2, 1941) was a Canadian politician in Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA). Early life He was born on April 13, 1900, in Coaticook, Quebec, Coaticook, Estrie, Eastern Townships. Member of the legislature Gérin ran as a Union Nationale (Quebec), Union Nationale candidate in the provincial district of Stanstead (provincial electoral district), Stanstead in the by-election held on November 2, 1938, and won. He was defeated in the 1939 Quebec general election, 1939 election. Death He died on September 2, 1941. References 1900 births 1941 deaths Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Nationale (Quebec)
The Union nationale () was a conservatism, conservative and Nationalism, nationalist provincial political party in Quebec, Canada, that identified with Autonomism in Quebec, Québécois autonomism. It was created during the Great Depression and held power in Quebec from 1936 to 1939, from 1944 to 1960 and from 1966 to 1970. The party was founded by Maurice Duplessis, who led it until his death in 1959. The party was often referred to in English as the National Union, especially when it was still an electoral force, by both the media and, at times, the party. History Origin The party started when the Action libérale nationale, a group of dissidents from the Quebec Liberal Party, formed a loose coalition with the Conservative Party of Quebec (historical), Conservative Party of Quebec. In the 1935 Quebec general election, 1935 Quebec election, the two parties agreed to run only one candidate of either party in each riding. The Action libérale nationale (ALN) elected 26 out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Liberale Nationale
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Rouville Beaudry
Rouville Beaudry (August 26, 1904 – May 14, 1997) was a Canadian politician active in Quebec. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA). Career Born in Magog, Estrie, Beaudry ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the provincial district of Stanstead in the 1935 provincial election and won against Liberal incumbent Alfred-Joseph Bissonet. He joined Maurice Duplessis Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, (; April 20, 1890 – September 7, 1959) byname "Le Chef" (, "The Boss"), was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A Conservatism in Canada, conservative, Quebec nationalism, ...'s Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election. Beaudry resigned and left provincial politics in 1938. He served as a city councillor in Magog from 1944 to 1948. References 1904 births 1997 deaths Action libérale nationale MNAs People from Magog, Quebec Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs 20th-century members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |