Joseph-Anaclet Habel Explained

Joseph-Anaclet Habel
Riding1:Cochrane
Parliament1:Canadian
Predecessor1:Joseph-Arthur Bradette
Successor1:Ralph Wesley Stewart
Term Start1:1953
Term End1:1968
Office2:Ontario MPP
Term Start2:1945
Term End2:1948
Predecessor2:John Joseph Kehoe
Successor2:John Carrère
Term Start3:1934
Term End3:1943
Predecessor3:Albert Waters
Successor3:John Joseph Kehoe
Constituency3:Cochrane North
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:13 July 1895
Birth Place:Deschaillons, Quebec
Occupation:Businessman
Children:2

Joseph-Alphonse-Anaclet Habel (July 13, 1895  - December 5, 1979), usually known as Joseph-Anaclet Habel, was a Canadian politician.

Born in Deschaillons, Quebec, the son of Wenceslas Habel and Henriette Charland, he served in the Canadian Army during World War I. From 1919 to 1926, he ran a general store in Amos.

Habel then moved to Fauquier, Ontario, serving as reeve of the township of Shackleton and Machin and living there until 1943, when he moved to Kapuskasing.

In 1934, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Cochrane North. An Ontario Liberal, he was re-elected in 1937 and 1945.

In 1953, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Cochrane. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965. From 1958 to 1963, he was the Chief Opposition Whip.

He married Estelle Belleau in 1921 and they had two children: Madeleine and Jean Paul.

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