Adhémar Raynault

Mayor
Adhémar Raynault
36th Mayor of Montreal
In office
1936–1938
Preceded by Camillien Houde
Succeeded by Camillien Houde (returned)
In office
1940–1944
Preceded by Camillien Houde
Succeeded by Camillien Houde (returned)
Personal details
Born 12 July 1891
Saint-Gérard-de-Magella, Quebec, Canada
Died 11 April 1984(1984-04-11) (aged 92)
Saint-Bruno, Quebec, Canada
Profession businessman

Adhémar Raynault (12 July 1891 – 11 April 1984) was a Canadian politician and a Mayor of Montreal.

City politics

He was a City councillor for the district of Préfontaine in Montreal from 1934 to 1936. He also served as Mayor from 1936 to 1938, and from 1940 to 1944. His last tenure as mayor was provisionally served while Camillien Houde was interned for wartime opposition to conscription.

Member of the provincial Legislature

Raynault was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the district of L'Assomption in the 1936 general election and sat with the Union Nationale. He did not run again in the 1939 general election.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Georges Lalancette
City Councillor of Préfontaine
1934-1936
Succeeded by
Armand Taillon
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Paul Gouin (ALN)
MLA, District of L'Assomption
1936-1939
Succeeded by
Bernard Bissonnette (Liberal)
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