Louis-Israël Fréchette (né Côté; May 6, 1848 – July 17, 1923) was a merchant and political figure in

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. He represented Mégantic in the

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from 1882 to 1884 and from 1891 to 1896 as a Conservative member. His name appears as Louis-Israël Côté alias Fréchette in English sources. He was born in

Saint-Ferdinand Saint-Ferdinand is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is notable for its location on the shores of Lake William on the Bécancour River, nestled within the Appalachian foothills, making Saint ...

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to Louis Coté and was educated there. Fréchette married Léda Bernier. He served as postmaster and mayor of St-Ferdinand d'Halifax. His election to the House of Commons in 1882 was declared void in 1884 and François Langelier was elected in the by-election which followed. Fréchette ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the House of Commons in 1896, 1900, 1904 and 1908.

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'', JA Gemmill
1848 births 1923 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Mayors of places in Quebec 19th-century Canadian businesspeople 20th-century Canadian businesspeople {{Quebec-mayor-stub