Joseph Henri Marceau (October 29, 1879 – April 9, 1955) was an

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contractor and political figure. He represented Nipissing in the

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from 1919 to 1923 and from 1935 to 1937 as a

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member. He was born in Pont-Rouge, Quebec, the son of Hypolite Marceau, and was educated in

North Bay, Ontario North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing. North Bay developed as a railroad centre, and its airport was an important military ...

. In 1900, he married Elida Seguin. Marceau was a general contractor and was also involved in the timber trade. He also served as a member of the town council for North Bay from 1909 to 1912. Marceau was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1914. He was elected for a second time in a 1935 by-election held after the death of

Théodore Legault Théodore Legault (July 26, 1886 – January 17, 1935) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Sturgeon Falls in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1929 as an Independent-Liberal and then Nipissing as a Li ...

. He died in 1955 and was buried at St. Marys Roman Catholic Cemetery in Nipissing.

References

Sources

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1922'', EJ Chambers

External links

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''North Bay, Past, Present, Prospective'', WKP Kennedy (1961)
1879 births 1955 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Franco-Ontarian people People from Capitale-Nationale People from North Bay, Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub