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Alphonse Couturier (Union Nationale politician)

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Alphonse Couturier
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Gaspé-Nord
In office
1952–1960
Preceded byRobert Lévesque
Succeeded byClaude Jourdain
Personal details
Born(1885-02-12)12 February 1885
Sainte-Hélène, near Kamouraska, Quebec
Died11 July 1973(1973-07-11) (aged 88)
Quebec City, Quebec
Political partyUnion Nationale

Alphonse Couturier (French pronunciation: [alfɔ̃s kutyʁje]; 12 February 1885 – 11 July 1973) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the Union Nationale.

He owned a sawmill in Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec from 1909 to 1936, and was mayor of that town from 1931 to 1936. He was mayor of Marsoui, Quebec from 1950 to 1960.[1]

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1952 Quebec general election for the Union Nationale in the Gaspé-Nord electoral district. He was re-elected in 1956, but was defeated in 1960.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.