Joseph-Grégoire Bélanger (April 8, 1889 – March 17, 1957) was a politician

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, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).

Early life

He was born on April 8, 1889, in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies and became an

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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. Choquette joined

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's Union Nationale and was re-elected in

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. He did not run for re-election in

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Death

He died on March 17, 1957.

References

1890s births 1957 deaths Action libérale nationale MNAs Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub