Louis-Joseph Thisdel (May 16, 1886 – February 9, 1943) was a politician in the

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, Canada. He served as

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Early life

He was born on May 16, 1886, in

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City politics

He was on the city council in Louiseville from 1918 to 1922 and mayor of that town from 1923 to 1930.

Provincial politics

Thisdel won a

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in 1930 and became the Liberal Member of the

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, representing the provincial district of Maskinongé. He was re-elected in

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and

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. In

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he was defeated by Union Nationale candidate

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. In

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though, he ran again and won his seat back. He served as

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Adélard Godbout Joseph-Adélard Godbout (September 24, 1892 – September 18, 1956) was a Canadian agronomist and politician. He served as the 15th premier of Quebec briefly in 1936, and again from 1939 to 1944, in addition to serving as the leader of the Part ...

's Cabinet.

Death

He died in office on February 9, 1943, in Louiseville. He was succeeded by Germain Caron who was elected in

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References

1886 births 1943 deaths Mayors of Louiseville Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 20th-century mayors of places in Quebec 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub