Adélard Bellemare (March 2, 1871 – March 25, 1933) was a

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politician from the

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area.

Background

He was born on March 2, 1871, in St-Paulin, Quebec and was a teacher.

Political career

Bellemare was elected to the

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against

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incumbent Hormisdas Mayrand in the 1911 federal election. He became the

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Member for the district of Maskinongé. He did not run for re-election in the 1917 election. He ran again as an Independent Conservative in the 1921 election, but lost.

Death

He died on March 25, 1933.

Footnotes

1871 births 1933 deaths Adelard Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Independent Conservative MPs in the Canadian House of Commons {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub