Gustave Monette, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Saint-Philippe, Quebec, Canada
About Gustave Monette
- Gustave Monette (1 March 1887 – 23 December 1969) was a Progressive Conservative Party member of the Senate of Canada.
- He was born in Saint-Philippe-de-Laprairie, Quebec and became a barrister and solicitor. The son of Eugène Monette and Marie Roy, he was educated in Sainte-Thérèse de Blainville and at the Université de Montréal and practised law in Montreal.
- In 1914, he married Blanche Séguin.Monette and his cousin Philippe Monette were defence lawyers for Adélard Delorme, a Roman Catholic priest accused of murdering his stepbrother.Monette made attempts to gain a House of Commons of Canada seat at the Laprairie—Napierville riding as a Conservative in the 1911 and 1930 elections.
- He was unsuccessful with both these campaigns. He was appointed to the Senate on 12 October 1957 for the Mille Isles, Quebec division following nomination by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.
- Monette remained in that role until his death on 23 December 1969.
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