Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
About Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau
- Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau (January 15, 1831 – October 8, 1894) was a notary and political figure in Quebec, Canada.
- He was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Quebec East from 1870 to 1874.
- He also served two terms as mayor of Quebec City. He was born Adolphe-Elzéar Guillet dit Tourangeau in Quebec City, Lower Canada in 1831 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec.
- He articled as a notary, studied law at Université Laval and qualified as a notary in 1855.
- He set up practice in Quebec City, also serving as an agent for several insurance companies.
- He was a director for the North Shore Railway and the Quebec and Gosford Railway, later the Quebec and Lake St.
- John Railway.
- In 1863, he was elected to city council and he served as mayor from 1863 to 1866.
- During his time as mayor, a regular ferry service was established between Quebec City and LĂ©vis.
- Tourangeau attempted to have the walls separating Quebec City's Upper Town and Lower Town demolished, although his efforts failed.
- He served another term as mayor in 1870; after the end of his term, Tourangeau and several of his fellow councillors continued to occupy city hall, claiming that the election was invalid.
- They were eventually forced to surrender after supplies were cut off. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1870 by-election, after Pierre-Gabriel Huot resigned his seat.
- He was reelected in 1872 but did not run in 1874.
- He ran unsuccessfully in an 1877 by-election against Wilfrid Laurier.
- He returned to his notary practice.
- He was named postmaster for Quebec in 1883 and served until his death in 1894.
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