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Joseph Alphida Crête

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Succeeded by
  
Rene Hamel

Role
  
Legislator

Succeeded by
  
Romulus Ducharme

Died
  
April 20, 1964

Name
  
Joseph-Alphida Crete


Preceded by
  
District was established in 1933

Preceded by
  
District was established in 1930

Born
  
July 9, 1890 Saint-Stanislas, Quebec (
1890-07-09
)

Other political affiliations
  
Quebec Liberal Party

Political party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Joseph-Alphida Crête (July 9, 1890 – April 20, 1964) was a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and the Canadian House of Commons.

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Early life

He was born on July 9, 1890 in Saint-Stanislas, Quebec and was an optician.

Provincial politics

Crête successfully ran as a Quebec Liberal Party candidate for the district of Laviolette in the 1931 provincial election.

Federal politics

Shortly before the 1935 federal election, Crête resigned his provincial seat and became Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the district of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche. He won.

He was re-elected in the 1940 election, but was defeated in the 1945 election by Bloc Populaire candidate René Hamel.

References

Joseph-Alphida Crête Wikipedia