Antonio Talbot was a Canadian politician from 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 once served as interim leader of the Union Nationale.

Background

He was born on May 29, 1900 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, near Montmagny

Montmagny

Montmagny may refer to:* Montmagny, Quebec, Canada* Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Quebec* Montmagny now part of Montmagny-L'Islet* Montmagny, Val-d'Oise, a commune in France* Montmagny, Switzerland, a commune...

 and was an attorney

Member of the legislature

Talbot won a by-election

By-election

A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....

 in 1938 and became the Union Nationale for the district of Chicoutimi

Chicoutimi (provincial electoral district)

Chicoutimi is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Saguenay and contains most of the former city of Chicoutimi...

. He was re-elected to seven straight terms in 1939

Quebec general election, 1939

The Quebec general election of 1939 was held on October 25, 1939 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...

, 1944

Quebec general election, 1944

The Quebec general election of 1944 was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Union Nationale, led by former premier Maurice Duplessis, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout...

, 1948

Quebec general election, 1948

The Quebec general election of 1948 was held on July 28, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout.This was the third time ...

, 1952

Quebec general election, 1952

The Quebec general election of 1952 was held on July 16, 1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Georges-Émile Lapalme.This was the...

, 1956

Quebec general election, 1956

The Quebec general election of 1956 was held on June 20, 1956 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Georges-Émile Lapalme.This was the fifth and final...

, 1960

Quebec general election, 1960

The Quebec general election of 1960 was held on June 22, 1960 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled perhaps only by the 1976 general election...

 and 1962

Quebec general election, 1962

The Quebec general election of 1962 was held on November 14, 1962, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage, won re-election, defeating the Union Nationale led by Daniel Johnson, Sr..In an unusual move,...

.

Cabinet Member

He was also a Cabinet minister

Executive Council of Quebec

The Executive Council of Quebec is the cabinet of the government of Quebec, Canada....

 from 1944

Quebec general election, 1944

The Quebec general election of 1944 was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Union Nationale, led by former premier Maurice Duplessis, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Adélard Godbout...

 to 1960

Quebec general election, 1960

The Quebec general election of 1960 was held on June 22, 1960 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled perhaps only by the 1976 general election...

 under former Premiers Maurice Duplessis

Maurice Duplessis

Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the 16th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party, he rose to power after exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre...

, Paul Sauve

Paul Sauvé

Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé was a Quebec lawyer, World War II veteran and politician. He was the first Quebec Premier to be born in the 20th century.-Life:...

 and Antonio Barrette

Antonio Barrette

Antonio J. Barrette was a Quebec politician born in Joliette, Quebec, Canada.-Member of the legislature:Barrette ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Joliette in the 1935 election but lost...

.

Party Leader

He replaced Yves Prévost

Yves Prévost

Yves Prévost was a politician and lawyer in Quebec, Canada.He was first elected in 1948 for the riding of Montmorency. He served as interim leader of the Union Nationale party and leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from September 1960 to January 1961...

 as interim UN leader and leader of the Opposition after the latter had served in those capacities for a few months following the resignation of former Premier Antonio Barrette from the UN leadership.

In September 1961, Daniel Johnson, Sr. was elected as the new leader of the Union Nationale, thereby replacing interim party leader Talbot as the leader of the Opposition.

See also

• Politics of Quebec
  Politics of Quebec
  The politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of the province is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Premier, the legislature, and cabinet reside.The...
  
  
• List of Quebec general elections
• List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
• Timeline of Quebec history
  Timeline of Quebec history
  This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on Quebec's history....