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

Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Saint-Maurice—Laflèche (previously known as St-Maurice—Laflèche) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. It was created as "St-Maurice—Laflèche" ridi ...

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

René Hamel Joseph-Irénée-René Hamel (February 9, 1910 – December 16, 1982) was a local politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Canadian Parliament and as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Early life He was born in ...

References

1890 births 1964 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Quebec Liberal Party MNAs {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub