Joseph-Théophile Larochelle (November 19, 1877 – October 8, 1954) was a politician of Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]
Joseph-Théophile Larochelle | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Lévis | |
| In office 1935–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Bélanger |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Georges Francoeur |
| In office 1944–1948 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Georges Francoeur |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Albert Samson |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for La Salle | |
| In office 1948–1954 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Bertrand |
| Succeeded by | Alfred-Albert Bouchard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1877 Saint-Henri, Quebec |
| Died | October 8, 1954 (aged 76) Lévis, Quebec |
| Political party | Action libérale nationale Union nationale |
Early life
editHe was born on November 19, 1877, near Lévis, Chaudière-Appalaches and worked in Massachusetts for four years.
Local politics
editLarochelle served as a city councillor and as a school board member in Lévis.
Member of the legislature
editHe ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Lévis in the 1935 provincial election and won. Larochelle joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Joseph-Georges Francoeur in the 1939 election.
Political comeback
editLarochelle was re-elected in the 1944 and 1948 elections. He became Minister without Portfolio in 1944.
Legislative Councillor
editHe resigned in 1948 to accept a seat in the Legislative Council of Quebec and represented the division of La Salle until his death.
Death
editHe died on October 8, 1954, in Lévis.
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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