Joseph Rousseau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
About Joseph Rousseau
- Joseph Hervé Rousseau (22 October 1877 – 5 June 1964) was an Independent Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada.
- He was born in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec and became a notary by career. He was educated at Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière College, then at Université Laval where he received his Bachelor of Civil Law degree.
- For twelve years he was president of the Trois-Pistoles school commission, and once unsuccessfully campaigned for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.Rousseau was first elected to Parliament at the Rimouski riding in a by-election on 16 October 1950.
- After completing his term in the 21st Canadian Parliament he was defeated in the 1953 election by Gérard Légaré, the official Liberal party candidate on that occasion.
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