Robert Trudel (February 21, 1820 – July 29, 1886) was a politician in
Quebec
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Canada
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Background
He was born on February 21, 1820, in
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. This municipality is part of the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality in Batiscanie and in the administrative region of Mauri ...
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Mauricie
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Mayor
Trudel was Mayor of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan from 1868 to 1873.
Member of the legislature
Trudel ran as an
Independent Conservative
Independent Conservative is a description which has been used in the United Kingdom, Canada, United States and elsewhere, to denote a political conservative who lacks a formal affiliation to the party of that name.
In the United Kingdom
As a de ...
candidate in the provincial district of
Champlain in
1871
Events January–March
* January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory.
* January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...
and as a
Conservative in the federal district of
Champlain in
1874
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx.
* January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time.
* January 3 – Third Carlist War &ndas ...
. Each time he lost.
He won a provincial seat in
Champlain in
1881
Events
January–March
* January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans.
* January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The C ...
.
Death
He died in office on July 29, 1886.
References
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1820 births
1886 deaths
Mayors of places in Quebec
Candidates in the 1874 Canadian federal election
Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
Université Laval alumni