Joseph Fontaine
| Joseph Fontaine | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot | |
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In office June 1945 – June 1957 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Joseph Louis Rosario Fontaine 26 August 1900 Saint-Damase, Quebec |
| Died |
16 October 1986 (aged 86) Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
Florentine Girard (m. 9 January 1922)[1] |
| Profession | master butcher, farmer, merchant |
Joseph Louis-Rosario Fontaine (26 August 1900 –16 October 1986) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born at Saint-Damase, Quebec. He was a master butcher, meat cutter, farmer and merchant by career.[1]
Fontaine was mayor of Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe parish between 1938 and 1952.[1] He was first elected to Parliament at the St. Hyacinthe—Bagot riding in the 1945 general election. With a minor spelling change to the riding in 1947, he was re-elected at Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot in 1949 and 1953. He was defeated by Théogène Ricard of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1957 election.
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