Antonin Galipeault
Antonin Galipeault | |
|---|---|
Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bellechasse | |
| In office 1909–1930 | |
| Preceded by | Adélard Turgeon |
| Succeeded by | Robert Taschereau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1879 Maskinongé, Quebec |
| Died | May 12, 1971 (aged 91) Quebec City, Quebec |
Antonin Galipeault (August 7, 1879 – May 12, 1971) was a
.Biography
Antonin Galipeault studied at a seminary in Joliette and at Université Laval, later being admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1900.
He worked as a lawyer alongside
Louis Saint-Laurent, and later became president of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society. After a first tentative role as provincial deputy in 1904, he became municipal councillor for Quebec City
.
He was elected deputy of Bellechasse in 1909, and was re-elected in 1912, 1916, 1919, 1923 and 1927. He was notably President of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1916 to 1919 and minister of public works under Louis-Alexandre Taschereau.
He left political life in 1930 to become chief judge of the
province of Quebec
.
He retired in 1963, and died in
Laval University
in 1925.
See also
- Bellechasse (provincial electoral district)
- Parti libéral du Québec
- President of the National Assembly of Quebec
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
