John William French (October 22, 1888 – November 8, 1970) was a

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politician and a Member of the

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Background

He was born in

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on October 22, 1888 and married Dorothy Isabella MacLeod in

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in 1935. He was the brother and political successor of

Charles Daniel French Charles Daniel French (January 26, 1884 – May 3, 1954) was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Background He was born in Scotstown, Eastern Townships on January 26, 1884 and married Emily Christi ...

Local Politics

French served as a city councillor from 1925 to 1935 and as a school board member from 1935 to 1940 in Cookshire, Quebec.

Member of the legislature

His brother Charles, who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the provincial district of

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died in 1954. A

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was called to fill the vacancy and French successfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate to take over his brother's function. French was defeated by

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candidate Fabien Gagnon in the 1956 election.

Death

He died on November 8, 1970.

References

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