Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette (August 7, 1893 – November 14, 1968) was a

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and

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. He was elected to the

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as a Member of the

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to represent the riding of Compton. During his time in parliament, he was the Chief Government Whip's assistant and Deputy Whip of the Liberal Party. He later became the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence followed by Parliamentary Assistant to the

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* 1893 births Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec 1968 deaths 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub