Alphonse-Edgar Guillemette (25 June 1877 – 23 August 1950) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served as

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Early life

Guillemette was born in Princeville,

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, the son of Ludger Guillemette, a merchant, and his wife Anabella Provencher. He took up residence at

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in 1899, working first as a baker, and later as a trader in grains and feed. Guillemette served as a Shawinigan alderman in 1901–1902, and again in 1909–1914. He served as warden of the Saint-Pierre parish 1917–1920. In 1920 he ran in the

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in the

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on the Liberal ticket, but was not elected. He ran again in 1924, and was successful. However, he was defeated by another Liberal,

Joseph-Auguste Frigon Joseph-Auguste Frigon (7 February 1870 – 14 February 1944) was a local entrepreneur and politician in the Mauricie area. He served as the fourth Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec and as Member of the Legislative Assembly. Early life He was bo ...

, in the 1927 general election. He was named Provincial Revenue Collector for the Shawinigan District in 1929, and Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for Quebec in Shawinigan. He also worked as a real-estate agent during those years. He was a member of the Shawinigan

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, the

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, and the Northern Club. He married Éda Trudel, daughter of Philippe Trudel, a Deputy Registrar, and Séphora Saint-Arnaud, on 19 May 1906. He was a brother-in-law to

Marc Trudel Marc Trudel (March 29, 1896 – September 10, 1961) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Cabinet Member and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Early life He was born on March 29, 1896, in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Bati ...

. He died in Shawinigan on 23 August 1950, aged 73. He was buried in the Saint-Joseph Parish cemetery on 26 August.

References

1877 births 1950 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub