Joseph-Adolphe Richard (February 14, 1887 – July 12, 1964) was a Liberal Member of the House of Commons of Canada.[1]
He was born on February 14, 1887, in Saint-Grégoire, Quebec, and was a contractor.
Provincial Politics edit
Richard ran as a Liberal candidate in the provincial district of Saint-Maurice in the 1944 election. He received 23% of the vote and finished third, behind Marc Trudel of the Union Nationale and René Hamel of the Bloc populaire.
Member of Parliament edit
In the 1949 election, Richard successfully ran as a Liberal candidate for the federal district of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche, against Hamel, who was the incumbent.
He was re-elected in 1953, 1957 and 1958, but remained a backbencher.
He lost his re-election bid in 1962, against Social Credit candidate Gérard Lamy.
Under his tenure, a new main post office was constructed at 395 Avenue de la Station and the 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment moved into a new armory, located at 1825 Boulevard Royal.
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