Antoine Castonguay Explained

Antoine Castonguay
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Roberval
Predecessor:Émile Moreau
Successor:Georges Potvin
Term Start:1935
Term End:1939
Birth Date:14 June 1881
Birth Place:Sainte-Hélène, near Kamouraska, Quebec
Death Place:Chicoutimi, Quebec
Party:Action libérale nationale
Union Nationale

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

Early life

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

Mayor

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

Member of the legislature

He ran as an Action libérale 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.