Alphonse-Télesphore Lépine (May 15, 1855 – August 19, 1943) was a journalist, printer and political figure in Quebec

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 Montreal East

Montreal East (electoral district)

Montreal East was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the St. Lewis Ward, St. James Ward and the St. Mary's Ward. It was abolished in 1892...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1888 to 1896 as a Independent Conservative member. His name also appears as Alphonse-Télesphore Legris dit Lépine in some sources.

He was born in Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

, Canada East

Canada East

Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....

, the son of Charles Lépine and Eleonore Lessard. In 1883, he married Alexandrine Scott. Lépine was sub-editor for the Quotidien de Levis. He owned a printing business in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

. He was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1888 by-election held after the death of Charles-Joseph Coursol

Charles-Joseph Coursol

Charles-Joseph Coursol QC was a Canadian lawyer and politician, the Mayor of Montreal, Quebec between 1871 and 1873, and a member of Canadian Parliament from 1878 until his death....

. He was a member of the Knights of Labour and secretary of the Montreal Trades and Labour Council. Lépine was an unsuccessful candidate in the federal riding of St. Mary

St. Mary (electoral district)

St. Mary was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1953.This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal East riding....

in 1896.

A park in Montreal was named in his honour.