Joseph-Adolphe Tessier (December 17, 1861 – November 8, 1928) was a politician from

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, Canada.

Background

He was born on December 17, 1861 in

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. He was a lawyer and a senior army officer of the local

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. He was married to Marie-Louise-Elmire Guillet.

Mayor of Trois-Rivières

He was Mayor of

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from 1913 to 1921.

Member of the legislature

He ran as a

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candidate in the district of

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and won. He was re-elected in

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and

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. He was

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of the House from 1912 to 1914.

Member of the Cabinet

Tessier resigned from his seat to accept a position in

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and was re-elected in a

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. He served as Minister of Transportation from 1914 until 1921. He was re-elected in

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and

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Retirement from politics

Tessier resigned in 1921 to accept a government appointment. He died in Trois-Rivières on November 8, 1928.

Footnotes

1861 births 1928 deaths Mayors of Trois-Rivières Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Vice Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub