Wolfe was a former provincial electoral district in the
Estrie region of
Quebec,
Canada.
It was created for the
1890 election from part of
Richmond-Wolfe
Richmond-Wolfe (or Richmond et Wolfe) was a former provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the ...
electoral district. Its final election was in
1970
Events
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. It disappeared in the
1973 election and its successor electoral districts were
Frontenac,
Mégantic-Compton and
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
.
Wolfe was named in honour of General
James Wolfe, who led the English side in the
Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly
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Jacques Picard
Jacques Picard (July 5, 1828 – June 6, 1905) was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Richmond-Wolfe from 1867 to 1890 and Wolfe from 1890 to 1892 as a Conservative member in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
He was ...
, Conservative Party (1890–1892)
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Jérôme-Adolphe Chicoyne
Jérôme-Adolphe Chicoyne (August 22, 1844 – September 30, 1910) was a lawyer, journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Wolfe in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1892 to 1904 as a Conservative.
He was born in Sai ...
, Conservative Party (1892–1904)
*
Napoléon-Pierre Tanguay
Napoléon-Pierre Tanguay (November 8, 1862 – February 25, 1927) was a Canadian provincial politician. He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative ...
,
Liberal (1904–1919)
*
Joseph-Eugène Rhéault
Joseph-Eugène Rhéault (March 7, 1856 – April 5, 1921) was a Canadian provincial politician. He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québ ...
, Liberal (1919–1921)
*
Joseph-Pierre-Cyrénus Lemieux, Liberal (1921–1933)
*
Thomas-Hercule Lapointe, Liberal (1933–1936)
*
Henri Vachon
Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry.
People with this given name
; French noblemen
:'' See the 'List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.''
* Henri I de Montm ...
,
Union Nationale (1936–1939)
* Thomas-Hercule Lapointe, Liberal (1939–1944)
* Henri Vachon, Union Nationale (1944–1952)
*
Gérard Lemieux
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, Liberal (1952–1956)
* Henri Vachon, Union Nationale (1956–1960)
* Gerard Lemieux, Liberal (1960–1962)
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René Lavoie
René Lavoie (July 24, 1921 – December 12, 2000) was a Canadian politician from Quebec.
Background
He was born on July 24, 1921 in Disraeli, Chaudière-Appalaches.
Member of the legislature
Lavoie unsuccessfully ran as a Union National ...
, Union Nationale (1962–1973)
References
Election results(National Assembly)
Election results(QuebecPolitique.com)
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