Alphonse Moussette (July 18, 1892 – September 13, 1951) was a business owner and mayor of

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, now part of the city of

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, from 1936 to 1940 and from 1948 to 1951. He served on Hull city council from 1926 to 1931. He was born in

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, the son of Antoine Moussette and Almédine Beaudette. Before entering municipal politics, he served as chief inspector for the

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for the counties of Hull, Pontiac and Papineau, as

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for the

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for Hull district. Mousette owned theatres in Hull, Aylmer and Masson. He also owned the Avalon club in Hull. An inquiry into the Hull police in 1943 found that Moussette and several city councillors had protected houses of prostitution and illegal gaming against prosecution by the police. He died at the Sacré-Coeur Hospital in Hull at the age of 59 following a serious illness. Moussette Beach in the Val-Tétreau neighbourhood of Gatineau was named in his honour.

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1892 births 1951 deaths Mayors of Hull, Quebec French Quebecers {{Quebec-mayor-stub