Alexandre Taché (; August 17, 1899 – March 9, 1961) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1956 as a Union Nationale member. Taché was

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from 1945 to 1955. He was born in

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, the son of Joseph de La Broquerie Taché and Marie-Louise Langevin. Taché was educated at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, the

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and the

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. He was called to the

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in 1924 and set up practice in

. In 1925, he married Berthe Laflamme. He was named

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in 1938. He was bâtonnier for the Hull bar in 1939 and 1944. Taché was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1939. He resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly in 1956 when he was named judge in the magistrate's court for Hull, Terrebonne and Pontiac districts. In 1958, he was named to the

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. Taché died in Hull at the age of 61 and was buried in the Notre-Dame de Hull Cemetery.

References

External links

The Alexandre Taché House, The Architecture of Old Hull, Canadian Museum of Civilization
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tache, Alexandre Alexandre 1899 births 1961 deaths Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs Judges in Quebec People from Saint-Hyacinthe Politicians from Montérégie Politicians from Gatineau Canadian King's Counsel 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec