Albert Goudreau
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Albert Goudreau was a Canadian politician and a four-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[1]
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[edit] Background
He was born in Asbestos, Eastern Townships on February 4, 1887.
[edit] City Councillor
Goudreau served as a city councillor in the township of Windsor from 1916 to 1918 and in the city of Asbestos from 1933 to 1944.
[edit] Member of the Legislature
Goudreau ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Richmond in the 1935 election and won against Liberal incumbent Stanislas-Edmond Desmarais.
He joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election, but was defeated in the 1939 election.
He was re-elected in the 1944 and the 1948 elections, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Émilien Lafrance in the 1952 election.
[edit] Mayor
He served as Mayor of Asbestos from 1945 to 1950.
[edit] Death
He died on October 12, 1962 in Sherbrooke.
[edit] Footnotes
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
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| Preceded by Stanislas-Edmond Desmarais (Liberal) |
MLA, District of Richmond 1935-1939 |
Succeeded by Stanislas-Edmond Desmarais (Liberal) |
| Preceded by Stanislas-Edmond Desmarais (Liberal) |
MLA, District of Richmond 1944-1952 |
Succeeded by Émilien Lafrance (Liberal) |
