Joseph-Éloi Archambault (December 3, 1861 – December 23, 1916) was a

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politician. Born in St-Jacques-L'Achigan, Montcalm County,

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, the son of Francois Archambault and Ogine Magnan, Archambault was educated at L'Assomption College and Laval University. A notary, was Mayor of

Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Quebec Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon is a municipality in the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. History The first settlers, mostly Irish and Scottish Loyalists, came around 1825 to the shores of Lake Maskinon ...

from 1895 to 1907 and Warden of the County of Berthier from 1895 to 1900. He became a member of the

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for the electoral district of Berthier at a January 18, 1900 by-election by acclamation. A Liberal, he was re-elected at the general elections of

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...

and

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

Electoral record

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The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
1861 births 1916 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Canadian notaries Université Laval alumni Politicians from Lanaudière 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Quebec-mayor-stub