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.