Antoine Castonguay

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Antoine Castonguay
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Roberval
In office
1935–1939
Preceded byÉmile Moreau
Succeeded byGeorges Potvin
Personal details
Born(1881-06-14)June 14, 1881
Sainte-Hélène, near Kamouraska, Quebec
DiedMay 11, 1959(1959-05-11) (aged 77)
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Political partyAction libérale nationale
Union Nationale

Antoine Castonguay (June 14, 1881 – May 11, 1959) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]

Early life[edit]

He was born on June 14, 1881, near Kamouraska, Bas-Saint-Laurent.

Mayor[edit]

Castonguay served as Mayor of Saint-Félicien in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean from 1935 to 1940.

Member of the legislature[edit]

He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Roberval in the 1935 provincial election and won. Castonguay joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in 1936. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Georges Potvin in 1939.

Death[edit]

He died on May 11, 1959, in Chicoutimi.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.