Joseph-Anaclet Habel

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Joseph-Anaclet Habel
Ontario MPP
In office
1945–1948
Preceded byJohn Joseph Kehoe
Succeeded byJohn Carrère
In office
1934–1943
Preceded byAlbert Waters
Succeeded byJohn Joseph Kehoe
ConstituencyCochrane North
Personal details
Born(1895-07-13)July 13, 1895
Deschaillons, Quebec
DiedDecember 5, 1979(1979-12-05) (aged 84)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Estelle Belleau
(m. 1921)
Children2
OccupationBusinessman

Joseph-Alphonse-Anaclet Habel (July 13, 1895 – December 5, 1979), usually known as Joseph-Anaclet Habel, was a

Canadian
politician.

Born in

Deschaillons, Quebec, the son of Wenceslas Habel and Henriette Charland, he served in the Canadian Army during World War I. From 1919 to 1926, he ran a general store in Amos
.

Habel then moved to

Shackleton and Machin and living there until 1943, when he moved to Kapuskasing
.

In

Cochrane North. An Ontario Liberal, he was re-elected in 1937 and 1945
.

In 1953, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Cochrane. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965. From 1958 to 1963, he was the Chief Opposition Whip.

He married Estelle Belleau in 1921 and they had two children: Madeleine and Jean Paul.

References

  • University of Ottawa, Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture. Fonds Joseph-Anaclet-Habel. Archives Association of Ontario. Retrieved 2014-01-25. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  • Joseph-Anaclet Habel – Parliament of Canada biography
  • Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
Political offices
Preceded by
Chief Opposition Whip

1958–1964
Succeeded by
Eric Alfred Winkler