Jean-Baptiste Labelle (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ship captain and politician
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Place of Birth: Sorel‐Tracy, Quebec, Canada
About Jean-Baptiste Labelle (politician)
- Jean-Baptiste Labelle (May 27, 1836 – August 3, 1887) was a Canadian ship captain, passenger agent, and politician. Born in Sorel, Lower Canada, the son of Toussaint Labelle and Marguerite Genton Dauphine, Labelle was educated in Sorel.
- He commanded a steamer for the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company for over twenty-five years.
- In 1880, he became a passenger agent for the Ottawa and Occidental Railway Company.
- In 1883, he was made general manager of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company.
- In 1869, he was a defeated candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in a by-election in the electoral district of Richelieu.
- He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Richelieu in the 1887 election.
- A Conservative, he died in office five months later.
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