Alcide Côté, (May 19, 1903 – August 7, 1955) was a

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politician and lawyer. Born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,

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, he was a lawyer before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of

Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968. This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Beauharnois—Laprai ...

in the 1945 federal election. A

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, he was re-elected in 1949 and

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yug ...

. From 1952 to 1955, he was the

Postmaster General of Canada {{Short description, Former Canadian cabinet minister The Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department (Canada Post). In 1851, management of the post office was transferred from Britain ...

. He died while in office and had a state funeral.

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1903 births 1955 deaths People from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada French Quebecers {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub