Joseph-Adolphe Tessier | |
Birth Date: | 17 December 1861 |
Birth Place: | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Canada East |
Death Place: | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
Occupation: | Politician |
Spouse: | Marie-Louise-Elmire Guillet |
Party: | Liberal |
Office1: | Minister of Transportation of Quebec |
Term Start1: | 1914 |
Term End1: | 1921 |
Office2: | Mayor of Trois-Rivières |
Term Start2: | 1913 |
Term End2: | 1921 |
Office3: | Member of the National Assembly of Quebec |
Term Start3: | 1904 |
Term End3: | 1914 |
Joseph-Adolphe Tessier (pronounced as /fr/; December 17, 1861 – November 8, 1928) was a politician from Quebec, Canada.
He was born on December 17, 1861, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Mauricie. He was a lawyer and a senior army officer of the local military reserve. He was married to Marie-Louise-Elmire Guillet.
He was Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1913 to 1921.
He ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in 1904 and won. He was re-elected in 1908 and 1912. He was Deputy Speaker of the House from 1912 to 1914.
Tessier resigned from his seat to accept a position in Premier Lomer Gouin's Cabinet and was re-elected in a by-election. He served as Minister of Transportation from 1914 until 1921.
He was re-elected in 1916 and 1919.
Tessier resigned in 1921 to accept a government appointment. He died in Trois-Rivières on November 8, 1928.[1]