Joseph-Napoléon Caron (November 7, 1896 – October 17, 1970) was a politician
Quebec
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, Canada and a one-term
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).
Early life
He was born on November 7, 1896, in
Louiseville
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,
Mauricie
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and was a hardware store owner.
City Politics
Caron served as a Councilmember in Louiseville in 1925.
Member of the legislature
He ran as a
Union Nationale candidate in the district of
Maskinongé in the
1936 provincial election and defeated
Liberal incumbent
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There may or may not be ...
Louis-Joseph Thisdel. He did not run for re-election in
1939
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Events
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January
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.
Death
He died on October 17, 1970, in
Trois-Rivières
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.
See also
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Maskinongé Provincial Electoral District
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Louiseville
Louiseville () is a Types of municipalities in Quebec, town in the Mauricie Quebec region, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the 'Rivière-du-Loup', on the north shor ...
*
Mauricie
Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...
References
1896 births
1970 deaths
Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs
20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
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