Joseph-Philias Morin (March 19, 1899 – January 13, 1945) was a politician in

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, Canada and a one-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).

Early life

He was born on March 19, 1899, in Saint-Maurice,

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. He made his career in the construction business.

Member of the legislature

Morin served as a Councilmember in

Cap-de-la-Madeleine Cap-de-la-Madeleine () is a former city in Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and the St. Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Population (2006 census) 33,022. History Cap- ...

from 1929 to 1933.

Member of the legislature

He won election as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Champlain in the 1939 provincial election. He did not run for re-election in

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, and was succeeded by

Maurice Bellemare Maurice Bellemare, (8 June 1912 – 15 June 1989) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was known as ''Le Vieux Lion de la Politique Québécoise'' (The Old Lion of Quebec Politics) because of his colourful style and his many years of publi ...

Death

He died on January 13, 1945, in Cap-de-la-Madeleine.

Early life

Member of the legislature

Member of the legislature

Death

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