Éloi Guillemette (December 1, 1911 – February 23, 1984) was a Canadian politician and a three-term Member of the

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Background

He was born on December 1, 1911, near Saint-Célestin, Centre-du-Québec and became an

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Member of the legislature

Guillemette ran as a Union Nationale and won a seat to the

in the 1956 election in the provincial district of Frontenac. He was re-elected in the

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and

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elections. He did not run for re-election in the 1966 election.

Death

He died on February 23, 1984, in

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References

1911 births 1984 deaths Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub