Joseph-Émery Phaneuf
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Joseph-Émery Phaneuf was a Quebec
provincial politician during the first half of the 20th century.
Born in Saint-Hughes, Quebec, Phaneuf owned the general store of Saint-Hugues for over 20 years, a later a successful hay merchant. He was one of the founding partners of the Group Commerce Insurance companies and a director of a these iconic French Canadian insurance companies until his death.
Phaneuf was first elected in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
in a by-election in 1913 in the riding of Bagot
(now part of Johnson
). He would remained the MLA for 22 years until his death in 1935. He also served as mayor of his birth town of Saint-Hughes during his provincial political career from 1917 to 1931. As mayor he was responsible for paving the village streets, something unheard of in villages of that size at that time. He was also responsible for bringing electricity to the village. He was a member of the Quebec Liberal Party who was in power during his entire tenure as MLA. He introduced a number of laws regulating the insurance industry then in its infancy.
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....
provincial politician during the first half of the 20th century.
Born in Saint-Hughes, Quebec, Phaneuf owned the general store of Saint-Hugues for over 20 years, a later a successful hay merchant. He was one of the founding partners of the Group Commerce Insurance companies and a director of a these iconic French Canadian insurance companies until his death.
Phaneuf was first elected 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...
in a by-election in 1913 in the riding of Bagot
Bagot (provincial electoral district)
Bagot is a former provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Created in 1867, the Estrie region district existed until 1972, when it was included in the new riding of Johnson in honour of former Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson who was a Member of the Legislative and National...
(now part of Johnson
Johnson (electoral district)
Johnson is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Bagot, Drummond, Richmond and Shefford...
). He would remained the MLA for 22 years until his death in 1935. He also served as mayor of his birth town of Saint-Hughes during his provincial political career from 1917 to 1931. As mayor he was responsible for paving the village streets, something unheard of in villages of that size at that time. He was also responsible for bringing electricity to the village. He was a member of the Quebec Liberal Party who was in power during his entire tenure as MLA. He introduced a number of laws regulating the insurance industry then in its infancy.