Alexis Caron

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Alexis Pierre Caron
Hull
In office
August 1953 – August 1966
Preceded byAlphonse Fournier
Succeeded byPierre Caron
Personal details
Born8 March 1899
Hull, Quebec, Canada
Died31 August 1966(1966-08-31) (aged 67)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Quebec Liberal Party
SpouseGermaine Thibault (m. 10 September 1924)
Professioninsurance broker
CommitteesFederal:
Chair, Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections (1963)
PortfolioFederal:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Postmaster General (1964–1965)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (1963–1964)

Alexis Pierre Caron (8 March 1899 – 31 August 1966) was a Canadian politician. Caron was a Liberal Party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Hull, Quebec and became an insurance broker by career.

He was first elected to the

Legislative Assembly of Quebec at the Hull provincial riding in 1935 for the Quebec Liberal Party, then defeated in 1936, returned in 1939, defeated again in 1944 and 1948
.

Caron was mayor of

Hull riding in the 1953 federal election. He was then re-elected there in the 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965 federal elections. Caron ended his Parliamentary career in 1966 shortly before his death during his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament
.

Caron was Liberal party whip in 1963.

References

  • Alexis Caron – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.