Cuthbert-Alphonse Chênevert (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1920) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Berthier in the

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from 1890 to 1892 and from 1897 to 1903 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of Théophile Chênevert and Mathilde Filteau, and was educated in Saint-Cuthbert, at the

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, at the

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and the

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. Chênevert was called to the

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in 1883 and practised law in Saint-Cuthbert, Berthier and

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, in partnership with

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and then

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. Chênevert founded ''La Gazette de Berthier'' in 1880 and was owner and editor until 1906. He was defeated by Victor Allard when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1892. Chênevert was married twice: to Marie-Berthe-Valérie Rocher in 1884 and to Marie Melchers in 1907. In 1901, he founded ''Le Courrier de Sorel'', also serving as editor. In the same year, he was named

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. He resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly in 1903 after being named recorder for the

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in Montreal district. Chênevert died in Berther at the age of 61.

References

* Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 1859 births 1920 deaths {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub