Joseph Alfred Norbert Provencher (1843–1887) was a

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, politician and newspaper editor. He served as a member of the

Council of Keewatin The Council of Keewatin was an unelected legislative body and territorial government for the now defunct District of Keewatin in Canada. The District of Keewatin was created by the passage of the ''Keewatin Act'' on October 7, 1876 from a portion ...

from 1876 to 1877 and as

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for the Government of the

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Political career

Provencher ran for a seat in the

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in the first

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. In a close race for the electoral district of Yamaska he was defeated by

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. Provencher was appointed to the Council of Keewatin on November 25, 1876, serving as one of six appointed members. He served on the council until he was asked to resign along with the rest of the council April 16, 1877

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* 1843 births 1887 deaths District of Keewatin councillors Candidates in the 1867 Canadian federal election Franco-Manitoban people {{Manitoba-politician-stub