Joseph-Alphonse-Anaclet Habel (July 13, 1895 – December 5, 1979), usually known as Joseph-Anaclet Habel, was a Canadian politician.

Joseph-Anaclet Habel
Member of Parliament
for Cochrane
In office
1953–1968
Preceded byJoseph-Arthur Bradette
Succeeded byRalph Wesley Stewart
Ontario MPP
In office
1945–1948
Preceded byJohn Joseph Kehoe
Succeeded byJohn Carrère
In office
1934–1943
Preceded byAlbert Waters
Succeeded byJohn Joseph Kehoe
ConstituencyCochrane North
Personal details
Born(1895-07-13)July 13, 1895
Deschaillons, Quebec
DiedDecember 5, 1979(1979-12-05) (aged 84)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Estelle Belleau
(m. 1921)
Children2
OccupationBusinessman

Born in Deschaillons, Quebec, the son of Wenceslas Habel and Henriette Charland, he served in the Canadian Army during World War I. From 1919 to 1926, he ran a general store in Amos.

Habel then moved to Fauquier, Ontario, serving as reeve of the township of Shackleton and Machin and living there until 1943, when he moved to Kapuskasing.

In 1934, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Cochrane North. An Ontario Liberal, he was re-elected in 1937 and 1945.

In 1953, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Cochrane. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965. From 1958 to 1963, he was the Chief Opposition Whip.

He married Estelle Belleau in 1921 and they had two children: Madeleine and Jean Paul.

References edit

  • University of Ottawa, Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture. Fonds Joseph-Anaclet-Habel. Archives Association of Ontario. Retrieved 2014-01-25. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  • Joseph-Anaclet Habel – Parliament of Canada biography
  • Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Opposition Whip
1958–1964
Succeeded by