Alfred Lapointe
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Alfred Lapointe was a farmer, miller and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Vaudreuil
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1884 to 1890 as a Conservative.
He was born Alfred Godard in Sainte-Thérèse
, Lower Canada
, the son of Jean-Marie Godard and Émilie Tremblay, and educated at the Collège de Sainte-Thérèse. Lapointe owned flour and sawmill
s. He was a justice of the peace
and a commissioner for the trial of small causes. Lapointe was mayor of Sainte-Justine-de-Newton
in 1876, from 1881 to 1885 and from 1903 to 1906. He was married twice: to Marie Antoinette Léontine Tessier in 1868 and to Susanna Towner in 1878. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1872, 1882 and again in 1900. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1884 by-election held after the election of François-Xavier Archambault
was overturned. He was reelected in 1886 but defeated when he ran again in 1890.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Vaudreuil
Vaudreuil (provincial electoral district)
Vaudreuil is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1988 from a part of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. It includes the cities of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Hudson and Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1884 to 1890 as a Conservative.
He was born Alfred Godard in Sainte-Thérèse
Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
Sainte-Thérèse is an off-island suburb northwest of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville....
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
, the son of Jean-Marie Godard and Émilie Tremblay, and educated at the Collège de Sainte-Thérèse. Lapointe owned flour and sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
s. He was a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and a commissioner for the trial of small causes. Lapointe was mayor of Sainte-Justine-de-Newton
Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Quebec
Sainte-Justine-de-Newton is a municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 929. The municipality is situated on Route 325 south of Très-Saint-Rédempteur, just east of the Ontario border.-Population:...
in 1876, from 1881 to 1885 and from 1903 to 1906. He was married twice: to Marie Antoinette Léontine Tessier in 1868 and to Susanna Towner in 1878. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1872, 1882 and again in 1900. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1884 by-election held after the election of François-Xavier Archambault
François-Xavier Archambault
François-Xavier Archambault was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Vaudreuil in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1882 to 1884 as a Conservative....
was overturned. He was reelected in 1886 but defeated when he ran again in 1890.