Alexandre Thurber Explained

Alexandre Thurber
Birth Date:2 April 1871
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Chambly
Term Start:1935
Term End:1936
Predecessor:Hortensius Béïque
Successor:Hortensius Béïque
Term Start2:1923
Term End2:1931
Predecessor2:Eugène Merrill Lesieur Desaulniers
Successor2:Hortensius Béïque
Office3:20th Mayor of Longueuil
Term Start3:1933
Term End3:1935
Predecessor3:L. J. Émilien Brais
Successor3:Paul Pratt
Term Start4:1915
Term End4:1925
Predecessor4:Henri St-Mars
Successor4:L. J. Émilien Brais
Party:Liberal
Spouse:Rose-Anne Larocque
Alma Mater:Collège de Longueuil

Alexandre Thurber (April 2, 1871  - April 19, 1958) was an industrialist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chambly in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1923 to 1931 and from 1935 to 1936 as a Liberal.

He was born in Montreal, the son of Alexandre Thurber and Émiline Davignon who was the daughter of Pierre Davignon. Thurber was educated at the Collège de Longueuil. He worked as a clerk for fifteen years and then became an iron manufacturer at Longueuil. In 1894, he married Rose-Anne Larocque. Thurber served as mayor of Longueuil from 1915 to 1925 and from 1933 to 1935.

He was first elected in the 1923 Quebec general election and re-elected in 1927, but did not run for reelection to the assembly 1931. He was elected again in 1935, but defeated by Hortensius Béïque in 1936.

Thurber died in Montreal at the age of 87.