Joseph-Alphida Crête (; July 9, 1890 – April 20, 1964) was a Liberal Member of the

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and the

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Early life

He was born on July 9, 1890, in Saint-Stanislas, Quebec and worked as an optician before entering politics.

Provincial politics

Crête successfully ran as a

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candidate for the district of Laviolette in the 1931 provincial election.

Federal politics

Shortly before the 1935 federal election, Crête resigned his provincial seat and became

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candidate for the district of

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. He won. He was re-elected in the 1940 election, but was defeated in the 1945 election by

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candidate René Hamel.

References

1890 births 1964 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub