Antoine Castonguay

Antoine Castonguay
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Roberval
In office
1935–1939
Preceded by Émile Moreau
Succeeded by Georges Potvin
Personal details
Born (1881-06-14)June 14, 1881
Sainte-Hélène, near Kamouraska, Quebec
Died May 11, 1959(1959-05-11) (aged 77)
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Political party Action libérale nationale
Union Nationale

Antoine Castonguay (June 14, 1881 May 11, 1959) was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]

Early life

He was born on June 14, 1881 near Kamouraska, Bas-Saint-Laurent.

Mayor

Castonguay served as Mayor of Saint-Félicien in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean from 1935 to 1940.

Member of the legislature

He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Roberval in the 1935 provincial election and won. Castonguay joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in 1936. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Georges Potvin in 1939.

Death

He died on May 11, 1959 in Chicoutimi.

References

  1. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.


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