Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
Canadian Parliament for Bagot | |
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| In office January 22, 1874 – July 29, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Samuel Gendron |
| Succeeded by | Flavien Dupont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17, 1837 Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Conservative |
| Spouse |
Hersélie Desrosiers (m. 1862) |
| Relations | Joseph Octave Mousseau (brother) |
| Cabinet | Attorney General (1882–1884) President of the Privy Council (1880–1881) Secretary of State of Canada (1881–1882) |
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau PC (July 17, 1837 – March 30, 1886), was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served in the federal Cabinet and also as the sixth premier of Quebec.
Biography
He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier,
Exchanging places with Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, Mousseau left federal politics to become the sixth Premier of the province of Quebec from July 31, 1882. He served until his resignation on January 22, 1884, after being appointed as a puisne judge of the Superior Court for the district of Rimouski. He died in Montreal in 1886.
His brother Joseph Octave Mousseau was also a member of the Canadian House of Commons.
Electoral record
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| 1874 Canadian federal election: Bagot | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative
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Joseph-Alfred Mousseau | 1,163 | ||||||
| Unknown | J.B. Bourgeois | 1,120 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Bagot | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative
|
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau | 1,387 | ||||||
| Independent | Chagnon | 1,226 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative
|
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau | acclaimed | |||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Bagot | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative
|
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau | acclaimed | ||||||
See also
References
- "Joseph-Alfred Mousseau". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Joseph-Alfred Mousseau – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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