John William French
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John William French was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
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on October 22, 1888 and got married to Dorothy Isabella MacLeod in the state of New York
in 1935. He was the brother of politician Charles Daniel French
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died in 1954. A by-election
was called to fill the vacancy and French successfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate to take over his brother's function. French was defeated by Liberal candidate Fabien Gagnon in the 1956 election
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Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
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Background
He was born in Scotstown, Eastern TownshipsEstrie
The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."...
on October 22, 1888 and got married to Dorothy Isabella MacLeod in the state of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1935. He was the brother of politician Charles Daniel French
Charles Daniel French
Charles Daniel French was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. - Background :He was born in Scotstown, Eastern Townships on January 26, 1884 and got married to Emily Christina Macaulay in 1914.- Political career :...
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Local Politics
French served as a city councillor from 1925 to 1935 and as a school board member from 1935 to 1940 in Cookshire.Member of the legislature
His brother Charles, who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the provincial district of ComptonCompton (provincial electoral district)
Compton was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. Located in the Estrie region, the riding existed from 1867 to 1972 before it was merged with Mégantic to form the Mégantic-Compton riding.-Members of Legislative Assembly:...
died in 1954. A by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
was called to fill the vacancy and French successfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate to take over his brother's function. French was defeated by Liberal candidate Fabien Gagnon in the 1956 election
Quebec general election, 1956
The Quebec general election of 1956 was held on June 20, 1956 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Georges-Émile Lapalme.This was the fifth and final...
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