Joseph-Alphida Crête | |
Constituency Mp: | Saint-Maurice—Laflèche |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Predecessor: | District was established in 1933 |
Successor: | René Hamel |
Term Start: | 1935 |
Term End: | 1945 |
Office2: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Laviolette |
Predecessor2: | District was established in 1930 |
Successor2: | Romulus Ducharme |
Term Start2: | 1931 |
Term End2: | 1935 |
Birth Date: | 9 July 1890 |
Birth Place: | Saint-Stanislas, Quebec |
Death Place: | Grand-Mère, Quebec |
Party: | Liberal |
Otherparty: | Quebec Liberal Party |
Joseph-Alphida Crête (July 9, 1890 - April 20, 1964) was a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and the House of Commons of Canada.
He was born on July 9, 1890, in Saint-Stanislas, Quebec and worked as an optician before entering politics.
Crête successfully ran as a Quebec Liberal Party candidate for the district of Laviolette in the 1931 provincial election.
Shortly before the 1935 federal election, Crête resigned his provincial seat and became Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the district of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche. He won.
He was re-elected in the 1940 election, but was defeated in the 1945 election by Bloc Populaire candidate René Hamel.