Jean-Baptiste Blanchet Explained

Jean-Baptiste Blanchet
Constituency Mp:St. Hyacinthe
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Michel-Esdras Bernier
Successor:Aimé Majorique Beauparlant
Term Start:1904
Term End:1904
Birth Date:1842
Birth Place:Saint-Damase, Canada East
Death Date:August 31, 1904
Nationality:British subject
Party:Liberal Party
Occupation:lawyer

Jean-Baptiste Blanchet (October 1842  - August 31, 1904) was a Canadian politician. Born in Saint-Damase, Canada East, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a 1904 by-election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of St. Hyacinthe. He died in office while having served for just 198 days. He was also an alderman for Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.