Alphonse Bertrand was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. He represented Madawaska County

Madawaska County, New Brunswick

Madawaska County , also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French...

 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 from 1895 to 1899 as a Conservative member.

He was born and educated in Quebec City

Quebec City

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, the son of Isaac Bertrand and Elizabeth Kennedy. Bertrand was customs collector for the port of Edmundston from 1865 to 1867. After that, he was in business at Fort Kent, Maine

Fort Kent, Maine

Fort Kent is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,097 in the 2010 census. Fort Kent is home to an Olympic biathlete training center, an annual CAN-AM dogsled race, and the Fort Kent Blockhouse, built in reaction to the Aroostook War and in modern times designated...

 until 1887 when he returned to Edmundston. In 1880, he married Catherine Kate Hartt, a niece of John Costigan

John Costigan

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. He was defeated in the 1899 provincial election. After retiring from politics, he joined the federal public service.