Louis-Audet Lapointe Explained

Louis-Audet Lapointe
Constituency Mp:St. James
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais
Term Start:1911
Term End:1920
Birth Date:16 May 1860
Birth Place:Contrecœur, Canada East
Party:Liberal

Louis-Audet Lapointe (May 16, 1860  - February 7, 1920) was a liquor merchant, wholesaler and political figure in Quebec. He represented St. James in the House of Commons of Canada from 1911 to 1920 as a Liberal.

He was born in Contrecœur, Canada East, the son of Louis Audet-Lapointe and Marguerite-Adéas Dupré, and was educated in Terrebonne, at the Collège de Varennes and at the Montreal Business College. In 1879, he married Léocadie-Azilda Brunet.[1] He served as a member of the city council for Montreal from 1900 to 1916. He was re-elected in 1917 as a Laurier Liberal. Audet-Lapointe died in office at the age of 59.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Audet, Francis-Joseph . Contrecoeur : famille, seigneurie, paroisse, village . 65 . 1940 . 2009-08-15. fr.