Cuthbert-Alphonse Chênevert (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1920) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Berthier in the

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from 1890 to 1892 and from 1897 to 1903 as a Liberal. He was born in Saint-Cuthbert,

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, the son of Théophile Chênevert and Mathilde Filteau, and was educated in Saint-Cuthbert, at the Collège de l'Assomption, at the

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and the

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. Chênevert was called to the Quebec bar in 1883 and practised law in Saint-Cuthbert, Berthier and

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, in partnership with Joseph-Émery Robidoux and then Georges-Albini Lacombe. Chênevert founded ''La Gazette de Berthier'' in 1880 and was owner and editor until 1906. He was defeated by

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when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1892. Chênevert was married twice: to Marie-Berthe-Valérie Rocher in 1884 and to Marie Melchers in 1907. In 1901, he founded ''Le Courrier de Sorel'', also serving as editor. In the same year, he was named

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. He resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly in 1903 after being named recorder for the

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in Montreal district. Chênevert died in Berther at the age of 61.

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* Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 1859 births 1920 deaths 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub