William Tremblay (August 10, 1877 – November 15, 1973) was a politician in

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and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).

Early life

He was born on August 10, 1877 in

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First Attempt in Federal Politics

Tremblay ran as a

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candidate in the district of Maisonneuve in the 1925 federal election and finished a distant third against

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incumbent

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Member of the legislature

He ran as a Labor candidate in the district of Maisonneuve in the 1927 provincial election and won. He finished a distant third in the 1931 election and was defeated by

candidate Charles-Joseph Arcand. Tremblay was re-elected as a

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candidate in the 1935 election. He joined

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's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election.

Cabinet Member

He served as Minister of Labour from 1936 until the 1939 election, when he was defeated by Liberal incumbent Joseph-Georges Caron.

Last Attempt in Federal Politics

Tremblay ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the district of Maisonneuve—Rosemont in the 1945 federal election. He finished third against

candidate

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Death

He died on November 15, 1973.

References

1877 births 1973 deaths Labour Party (Quebec) MNAs Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Candidates in the 1945 Canadian federal election {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub