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Antoine Castonguay

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Preceded by
  
Emile Moreau

Name
  
Antoine Castonguay

Succeeded by
  
Georges Potvin

Born
  
June 14, 1881 Sainte-Helene, near Kamouraska, Quebec (
1881-06-14
)

Died
  
May 11, 1959(1959-05-11) (aged 77) Chicoutimi, Quebec

Political party
  
Action liberale nationale Union Nationale

Antoine Castonguay (June 14, 1881 – May 11, 1959) was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).

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Early life

He was born on June 14, 1881 near Kamouraska, Bas-Saint-Laurent.

Mayor

Castonguay served as Mayor of Saint-Felicien in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean from 1935 to 1940.

Member of the legislature

He ran as an Action liberale nationale candidate in the district of Roberval in the 1935 provincial election and won. Castonguay joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in 1936. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Georges Potvin in 1939.

Death

He died on May 11, 1959 in Chicoutimi.

References

Antoine Castonguay Wikipedia