Joseph-Théophile-Adélard Fontaine (30 November 1892 – 21 November 1967) was a

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lawyer and politician. Fontaine was a

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member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin, Quebec and became a lawyer by career. Fontaine attended seminary at

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then

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and attained B.A. and LL.L degrees. On 8 May 1923 he married Alice Leclair. In 1929, he was appointed King's Counsel. He was first elected to Parliament at the St. Hyacinthe—Rouville riding in the 1930 general election then re-elected there in 1935 and

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. Fontaine resigned on 27 July 1944 before completing his term in the

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. Named in 1944 as judge to the Court of Sessions of the Peace (now the Criminal and Penal Division of the Court of Quebec), he died on 21 November 1967, after 23 years on the bench.

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* 1892 births 1967 deaths Canadian King's Counsel Lawyers in Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Saint-Hyacinthe {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub