Joseph Brunet Explained

Joseph Brunet
Constituency Mp:St. James
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Odilon Desmarais
Successor:Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais
Term Start:1902
Term End:1904
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal division no. 2
Predecessor2:District was created in 1890
Successor2:Olivier-Maurice Augé
Term Start2:1890
Term End2:1892
Birth Date:November 26, 1834
Birth Place:St. Vincent de Paul, Lower Canada
Death Date:April 17, 1904 (aged 69)
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec
Nationality:British subject
Party:Liberal Party
Occupation:businessman

Joseph Brunet (November 26, 1834  - April 17, 1904) was a politician and businessman.

Born in St. Vincent de Paul, Lower Canada, Brunet was an alderman for Montreal for two terms between 1872 and 1877 and 1886 to 1902. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party to represent Montréal division no. 2 in the 1890 Quebec general election. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1892.

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal Party in a by-election on January 15, 1902 to represent the riding of St. James. His election was declared void on December 22, 1902.