Joseph Binette

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Joseph Binette (May 1, 1861 – January 19, 1950) was an Ontario farmer, businessman and political figure. He represented Prescott in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1922 to 1925.^[1]

He was born in St. Eugene, Canada West in 1861, the son of Joseph Binette and Flavie Bissonnette.^[2] He married Palmyre Lavigne in 1887. He operated a farm and was a hay and grain dealer at Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott.^[2] Binette served on the township council for four years and was reeve for East Hawkesbury Township for 15 years.^[1] He was elected as a Progressive in 1921 but joined the Liberal caucus in the House of Commons in 1922.

He died in Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott at the age of 88.^[2]

References

Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell, L. Brault (1963) (French)

↑ 1.0 1.1 Joseph Binette – Parliament of Canada biography
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Edmond Proulx	Member of Parliament for Prescott 1921-1925	Succeeded by Gustave Évanturel

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Name	Binette, Joseph
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Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	May 1, 1861
Place of birth
Date of death	January 19, 1950
Place of death

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