Joseph-Auguste Frigon (7 February 1870 – 14 February 1944) was a local entrepreneur and politician in the

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

area. He served as the fourth Mayor of

Shawinigan, Quebec Shawinigan (; ) is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 49,620 as of the 2021 Canadian census. Shawinigan is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) ...

and as

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Early life

He was born in 1870 in Saint-Prosper,

, Quebec.

Municipal Politics

Frigon was Mayor of

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from 1896 to 1899. He moved to Shawinigan in the early 1900s for business reasons and ran for Mayor of that city against

Beaudry Leman Beaudry Leman (January 2, 1878 – 1951) was a Canadian civil engineer, politician and banker. He was the third mayor of Shawinigan Falls, Quebec (1902–1908). He was general manager of the Banque d'Hochelaga (1914–1924) and general manager ( ...

in 1902 but lost the election by a single ballot. Frigon ran again in 1913 and won. He was defeated by Edmond Thibaudeau in 1915, but was re-elected in 1917.Fabien LaRochelle, Shawinigan depuis 75 ans, 1976

Provincial Politics

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, Frigon became the Liberal

for the district of Saint-Maurice. He was re-elected in

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, but was defeated by Marc Trudel in

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Federal Politics

Frigon also unsuccessfully ran as an

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candidate in the federal district of

Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Saint-Maurice—Laflèche (previously known as St-Maurice—Laflèche) was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. It was created a ...

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Joseph-Alphida Crête was re-elected.

After Retirement

Frigon died in Shawinigan in 1944.

Legacy

Rue Frigon (Frigon Street) in Shawinigan was named to honour him.

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* 1870 births 1944 deaths Independent candidates in the 1940 Canadian federal election Mayors of Shawinigan Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 20th-century mayors of places in Quebec 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub