Rodolphe Tourville (March 31, 1867 – September 8, 1935) was a politician in the
Quebec,
Canada. He served as
Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Early life
He was born on March 31, 1867, in
Montreal.
He married Berthe Tourville on June 6, 1892, and they had four children.
Provincial politics
Tourville ran as a
Liberal candidate to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, t ...
in
1912
Events January
* January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established.
* January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens.
* January 6 ...
in the district of
Maskinongé. He won against
Conservative incumbent Georges Lafontaine
Georges Lafontaine (1857-1919) was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as an official opposition Member of the Legislative Assembly in the early twentieth century.
Early life
He was born on February 1, 1857.
Provincial Politics
La ...
. He was re-elected in
1916
Events
Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled.
* ...
,
1919
Events
January
* January 1
** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...
and
1923
Events
January–February
* January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory).
* January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...
.
He did not run for re-election in
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
* ...
.
Death
He died at his home in
Outremont on September 8, 1935, and was entombed at the
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.
Footnotes
1867 births
1935 deaths
Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
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