J.-H.-Napoléon Désaulniers was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec

Shawinigan, Quebec

Shawinigan is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It has a population of approximately 51,904 people ....

. He served two non-consecutive terms as the sixth Mayor of Shawinigan.

He was born in 1875 in Nicolet

Nicolet, Quebec

Nicolet, Quebec is the county seat of Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 7,827...

, Centre-du-Québec

Centre-du-Québec

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. He was a Conservative machine politician and was a notary.

Désaulniers served as a council member in Shawinigan from 1911 to 1913.

He also was the mayor of the city from 1918 to 1920 and 1928 to 1930.

He was in office when World War I

World War I

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 came to an end.

He died in Shawinigan in 1958.

Avenue Désaulniers near Collège de Shawinigan was named to honor him.

See also

• Mayors of Shawinigan
• Mauricie
  Mauricie
  Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...
  
  
• Shawinigan, Quebec
  Shawinigan, Quebec
  Shawinigan is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It has a population of approximately 51,904 people ....