Succeeded by J.-Armand Menard | Name Alcide Cote | |
Died August 7, 1955(1955-08-07) (aged 52) Cabinet Postmaster General (1952-1955) | ||
Alcide Côté, (May 19, 1903 – August 7, 1955) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, he was a lawyer before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville in the 1945 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1949 and 1953. From 1952 to 1955, he was the Postmaster General of Canada. He died while in office and had a state funeral.
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