Candide Rochefort
| Candide Rochefort | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Sainte-Marie | |
|
In office 1935–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Gaspard Fauteux |
| Succeeded by | Camillien Houde |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 8, 1904 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec |
| Died |
June 24, 1971 (aged 67) Montreal, Quebec |
| Resting place | Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery |
| Political party |
Action libérale nationale Union Nationale |
Candide Rochefort (February 8, 1904 – June 24, 1971) was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]
Early life
He was born on February 8, 1904 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec and became a brick mason.
City politics
Rochefort ran for Mayor of Montreal in 1936 and 1938 and each time finished a distant third.
Member of the legislature
He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Montréal–Sainte-Marie in the 1935 provincial election and won against Liberal incumbent Gaspard Fauteux. Rochefort joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election. He was defeated by Mayor of Montreal Camillien Houde in the 1939 election.
Death
He died on June 24, 1971 in Montreal.
References
- ↑ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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