Candide Rochefort (February 8, 1904 – June 24, 1971) was a politician

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, Canada and a Member of the

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(MLA).

Early life

He was born on February 8, 1904, in

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and became a brick mason.

City politics

Rochefort ran for

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in 1936 and 1938 and each time finished a distant third.

Member of the legislature

He ran as an

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candidate in the district of

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in the 1935 provincial election and won against

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incumbent

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. Rochefort joined

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's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election. He was defeated by

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in the 1939 election.

Death

He died on June 24, 1971, in

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References

1904 births 1971 deaths Action libérale nationale MNAs Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs People from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub