Name Candide Rochefort | ||
Political party Action liberale nationaleUnion Nationale | ||
Candide Rochefort (February 8, 1904 – June 24, 1971) 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 February 8, 1904 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec and became a brick mason.
City politics
Rochefort ran for Mayor of Montreal in 1936 and 1938 and each time finished a distant third.
Member of the legislature
He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Montréal–Sainte-Marie in the 1935 provincial election and won against Liberal incumbent Gaspard Fauteux. Rochefort joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election. He was defeated by Mayor of Montreal Camillien Houde in the 1939 election.
Death
He died on June 24, 1971 in Montreal.
References
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