Alphonse-Télesphore Lépine (15 May 1855 – 19 August 1943) was a

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journalist, printer and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1888 to 1896 as an Independent Conservative member. His name also appears as Alphonse-Télesphore Legris dit Lépine in some sources. He was born in

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, the son of Charles Lépine and Eleonore Lessard. In 1883, he married Alexandrine Scott. Lépine was sub-editor for the ''Quotidien de Levis''. He owned a printing business in

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. He was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1888 by-election held after the death of

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. He was a member of the Knights of Labour and secretary of the Montreal Trades and Labour Council. Lépine was an unsuccessful candidate in the federal riding of

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in 1896. A park in Montreal was named in his honour.Parc Alphonse-Télésphore-Lépine, Le Plateau Mont-Royal, Ville de Montréal
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References

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891''
AJ Gemmill *Marc-André Gagnon, "'J'entends parler de leurs intérêts les plus chers': Alphonse-Télesphore Lépine et l'engagement électoral des Chevaliers du travail à Montréal (1888-1896)," ''Labour/Le Travail'' 78 (automne 2016), 11–38.http://www.lltjournal.ca/index.php/llt/article/view/5836 1855 births 1943 deaths Trade unionists from Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Journalists from Quebec Canadian printers Politicians from Quebec City Knights of Labor people {{Quebec-MP-stub