Marc Trudel (March 29, 1896 – September 10, 1961) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served as

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and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

Early life

He was born on March 29, 1896, in

Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. This municipality is part of the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality in Batiscanie and in the administrative region of Mauri ...

and moved to

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in 1923. Trudel was a

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. He married Alice Lambert on May 10, 1926.

Member of the legislature

He ran as an

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candidate in

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and defeated

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MLA Joseph-Auguste Frigon. Trudel joined Maurice Duplessis and the Union Nationale when the party was established; he was re-elected in

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. Duplessis served one term as

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. Before another election was called,

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broke out. The

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issue really hurt the Union Nationale's chances of re-election. Trudel and most of his colleagues were voted out in

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Member of the Cabinet

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though, the Union Nationale was sent back in office and Trudel defeated incumbent

Polydore Beaulac Polydore Beaulac (July 8, 1893 – March 10, 1981) was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was born on July 8, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. He was a councilmember in Shawinigan from 1930 to ...

. Duplessis appointed Trudel to the

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as a

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. The assignment consists more of an honour than an actual responsibility. Nonetheless it gave Trudel more prominence. Trudel was re-elected in

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. In

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however, he lost re-election against

René Hamel Joseph-Irénée-René Hamel (February 9, 1910 – December 16, 1982) was a local politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Canadian Parliament and as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Early life He was born in ...

After Retirement from Politics

Trudel died in Shawinigan on September 10, 1961.

Legacy

Place Trudel and Pont Trudel (Trudel Bridge) in

Shawinigan-Sud Shawinigan-Sud is a predominantly French-speaking settlement in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River. In 1996, its population was 11,804. History Shawinigan-Sud was incorporated as a village in 1912 and was called Alm ...

were named to honour Doctor Marc Trudel.

Footnotes

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* 1896 births 1961 deaths Action libérale nationale MNAs Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs People from Shawinigan Vice Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub