Louis-Philippe Fiset
Louis-Philippe Fiset (11 January 1854 – 4 September 1934) was a local physician and politician in the Mauricie area. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1900 to 1908.[1]
He was born in 1854 in Saint-Cuthbert, Quebec.
Politics
He unsuccessfully ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in 1896, and served as mayor of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan from 1898 to 1900.
In 1900, Fiset became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Saint-Maurice. He was re-elected in 1904, but did not run for re-election 1908.
During his tenure, the city of Shawinigan was incorporated.
After retirement
Fiset died in Montreal in 1934. Rue Fiset (Fiset Street) in Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan was named to honour him.
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References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
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| Preceded by Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis (Conservative) |
MLA, District of Saint-Maurice 1900–1908 |
Succeeded by Georges-Isidore Delisle (Liberal) |
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