Albert Goudreau

Albert Goudreau (February 4, 1887 – October 12, 1962) was a Canadian politician and a four-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[1]

Albert Goudreau
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Richmond
In office
1935–1939
Preceded byStanislas-Edmond Desmarais
Succeeded byStanislas-Edmond Desmarais
In office
1944–1952
Preceded byStanislas-Edmond Desmarais
Succeeded byÉmilien Lafrance
Personal details
Born(1887-02-04)February 4, 1887
Wotton, Quebec
DiedOctober 12, 1962(1962-10-12) (aged 75)
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Political partyUnion Nationale

Background

He was born in Wotton, Eastern Townships on February 4, 1887.

City Councillor

Goudreau served as a city councillor in the township of Windsor from 1916 to 1918 and in the city of Asbestos from 1933 to 1944.

Member of the legislature

Goudreau ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Richmond in the 1935 election and won against Liberal incumbent Stanislas-Edmond Desmarais.

He joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election, but was defeated in the 1939 election.

He was re-elected in the 1944 and the 1948 elections, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Émilien Lafrance in the 1952 election.

Mayor

He served as Mayor of Asbestos from 1945 to 1950.

Death

He died on October 12, 1962, in Sherbrooke.

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References
  1. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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