Joseph-Alphida Crête Explained

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.

Early life

He was born on July 9, 1890, in Saint-Stanislas, Quebec and worked as an optician before entering politics.

Provincial politics

Crête successfully ran as a Quebec Liberal Party candidate for the district of Laviolette in the 1931 provincial election.

Federal politics

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.