Louis-Joseph Thisdel (May 16, 1886 – February 9, 1943) was a politician in the

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, Canada. He served as

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Early life

He was born on May 16, 1886, in

Louiseville Louiseville is a town in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the 'Rivière-du-Loup', on the north shore of Lac Saint-Pierre. Louiseville is twinned with Soissons in France and Cerfontaine in ...

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City politics

He was on the city council in Louiseville from 1918 to 1922 and mayor of that town from 1923 to 1930.

Provincial politics

Thisdel won a

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in 1930 and became the

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Member of the

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, representing the provincial district of Maskinongé. He was re-elected in

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and

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. In

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he was defeated by Union Nationale candidate Joseph-Napoléon Caron. In

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though, he ran again and won his seat back. He served as

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Adélard Godbout's

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Death

He died in office on February 9, 1943, in Louiseville. He was succeeded by Germain Caron who was elected in

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References

1886 births 1943 deaths Mayors of Louiseville Quebec Liberal Party MNAs {{Quebec-mayor-stub