Pierre Bertrand (December 24, 1875 – December 22, 1948) was a politician in Quebec, Canada, and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]
Pierre Bertrand | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Sauveur | |
In office 1923–1927 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Paquet |
Succeeded by | Charles-Édouard Cantin |
In office 1935–1939 | |
Preceded by | Charles-Édouard Cantin |
Succeeded by | Wilfrid Hamel |
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for La Salle | |
In office 1939–1948 | |
Preceded by | Jean Mercier |
Succeeded by | Joseph-Théophile Larochelle |
Personal details | |
Born | Quebec City, Quebec | December 24, 1875
Died | December 22, 1948 Quebec City, Quebec | (aged 72)
Political party | Conservative |
Early life edit
He was born on December 24, 1875, in Quebec City's St. Roch neighborhood.
City Councillor edit
Bertrand served as a city councillor for Quebec City Council from 1914 to 1927, 1930 to 1932 and 1936 to 1948.
Federal Politics edit
Bertrand ran as a Conservative candidate in the district of Quebec West in the 1921 federal election and finished second against Liberal incumbent Georges Parent.
Member of the legislature edit
He ran as a Labour candidate in the district of Saint-Sauveur in the 1923 provincial election and won. He lost the 1927 provincial election. Bertrand was re-elected as a Conservative candidate in the 1931 and the 1935 elections. He joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election.
Legislative Councillor edit
Bertrand was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec not long before the 1939 election.
Death edit
He died on December 22, 1948.
References edit
- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.