John William French (October 22, 1888 – November 8, 1970) was a

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politician and a Member of the

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Background

He was born in

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on October 22, 1888 and married Dorothy Isabella MacLeod in

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in 1935. He was the brother and political successor of

Charles Daniel French Charles Daniel French (January 26, 1884 – May 3, 1954) was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Background He was born in Scotstown, Eastern Townships on January 26, 1884 and married Emily Christina ...

Local Politics

French served as a city councillor from 1925 to 1935 and as a school board member from 1935 to 1940 in

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Member of the legislature

His brother Charles, who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the provincial district of Compton died in 1954. A

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was called to fill the vacancy and French successfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate to take over his brother's function. French was defeated by

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candidate Fabien Gagnon in the 1956 election.

Death

He died on November 8, 1970.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:French, John William 1888 births 1970 deaths Politicians from Estrie Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec