Beaulac, Polydore b. July 8, 1893 d. March 10, 1981 Canadian statesman. A native of Chicago (Illinois), he studied at the Saint-Joseph seminary in Trois-Rivières (Québec). He worked as aa insurance agent and manager of the credit union of Shawinigan. He served as alderman on the Shawinigan town council, from July 1930 to July 1932. In 1935, he tried unsuccessfully to get elected as a Liberal-independent candidate in the federal riding of Saint-Maurice-Laflèche. He met the same fate when, a year later, he tried to be sent as a Liberal to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Saint-Joseph Cemetery, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
Frigon, Joseph-Auguste b. February 7, 1870 d. February 14, 1944 Canadian statesman. A native of Saint-Prosper (Québec), he studied at the college of Arthabaska and took an advanced training course in English in the United States in 1885 and 1886. He worked first as a tradesman in Saint-Narcisse. Then he settled in Shawinigan in 1900 and exploited there a brickyard during one year. He owned a general store in this locality, from 1901 to 1907. After 1907, he became involved in realty transactions. Worked in the field of the real transactions since 1907. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Saint-Joseph Cemetery, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
Guillemette, Alphonse-Edgar b. June 25, 1877 d. August 23, 1950 Canadian statesman. A native of Princeville (Québec), he settled in Shawinigan in 1899. He began as a baker, then became a merchant of hay and grains. He served as alderman on the town council of Shawinigan, in 1901 and 1902, then from 1909 to 1914. He tried unsuccesfully to be elected as a Liberal representative for the Saint-Maurice district in the by-election of October 19, 1920. He won this same bid four years later, in the by-election of November 5, 1924. He was defeated in 1927. In 1929...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Saint-Joseph Cemetery, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
Trudel, Dr. Marc b. March 29, 1896 d. September 10, 1961 Canadian politician. A native of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan (Québec), he studied first in Saint-Stanislas, then at the Lasalle Academy in Trois-Rivières, at the Saint-Sulpice College in Montréal and at the University of Montréal. He was admitted to College of Physicians of Québec in 1922. He obtained also a certificate in anaesthesia from the Royal College. Appointed doctor of sciences honoris causa of the Laval university in 1952. He opened his practice in Shawinigan in 1923 and worked with...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Saint-Joseph Cemetery, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
b. July 8, 1893 d. March 10, 1981