Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau (December 22, 1852 – June 22, 1927) was a Canadian politician.
Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Champlain | |
| In office 1900–1908 | |
| Preceded by | François Arthur Marcotte |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Édouard Blondin |
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| Born | December 22, 1852 |
| Died | June 22, 1927 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Liberal |
The son of Alexandre Rousseau and Marie Proteau,[1] Rousseau was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Quebec electoral district of Champlain in the 1900 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1904 election and was defeated in the 1911 election.
Rousseau was a merchant, farmer, manufacturer and banker. He served as mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade from 1890 to 1896 and from 1904 to 1905. He was married twice: to Hélène-Catherine Hamelin in 1882 and to Corinne Dufresne in 1886.[1]
Rousseau served in the militia during the Fenian raids and later served as lieutenant-colonel for the 4th Regiment of the Chasseurs Canadiens.
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- ^ a b Douville, Raymond Hommes politiques de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (1973) p. 46 (in French)
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