Alphonse Couturier (12 February 1885 – 11 July 1973) was a member of the

Legislative Assembly of Quebec The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, t ...

for the Union Nationale. He owned a sawmill in

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! () is a parish municipality in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. The population is 1,318. Its economy is mainly agricultural. It is located southeast of Rivière-du-Lou ...

from 1909 to 1936, and was mayor of that town from 1931 to 1936. He was mayor of

Marsoui, Quebec Marsoui is a village municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. The name Marsoui is thought to originate from the Mi'kmaq word ''malseoui'', meaning "flint" which is abundant in the area. However, another the ...

from 1950 to 1960. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the

1952 Quebec general election The 1952 Quebec general election was held on July 16, 1952, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent ''Union Nationale (Quebec), Union Nationale'', led by Maurice ...

for the Union Nationale in the

Gaspé-Nord Gaspé-Nord was a former provincial electoral district in the Gaspésie area of Quebec, Canada. It elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec (earlier known as the Legislative Assembly of Quebec). It was created for the 1931 election b ...

electoral district. He was re-elected in

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

, but was defeated in

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

References

1885 births 1973 deaths Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs Mayors of places in Quebec People from Bas-Saint-Laurent {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub