J. André Doucet
J. André Doucet | |
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| Born | January 1, 1880 Laval University |
| Occupation(s) | Forestry surveyor & consultant Politician |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | 1) Joséphine Trudel 2) Alexandrine Lanouette |
| Children | Anne-Marie (b. 1914) Yolande (b. c. 1917) Paula (b. 1943) |
| Parent(s) | Pierre Doucet & Élizabeth Bezeau |
Joseph André Doucet (January 1, 1880 – May 21, 1963) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1923–1956 and who served on the Executive Council of New Brunswick from 1940 to 1952.
Born on
In 1910, André Doucet married Joséphine Trudel with whom he had two daughters. In 1940, he married a second time to Alexandrine Lanouette with whom he had another daughter.
Active in community affairs, in 1909 he was elected to the Municipal Council for Gloucester County, a position he held until 1911 and then again in 1922-23. From 1910 to 1918, Doucet worked as a surveyor in forestry for the Interior Ministry of the Government of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. In 1919 he returned to his home in Paquetville where he worked as a consultant.
In 1923, André Doucet successfully ran as the
Retired from politics at age seventy-six, André Doucet received an Honorary Doctorate of Social Sciences from Sacred Heart University in Bathurst and was a member of the Board of Governors of the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.
André Doucet died on May 21, 1963, in Bathurst, New Brunswick.[1]