- Joseph-Émery Phaneuf
Joseph-Émery Phaneuf (February 14, 1863-August 9, 1935) was a
Quebec provincial politician during the first half of the 20th century.Born in
Saint-Hughes, Quebec , Phaneuf worked in a grocery store for over 20 years and was director and president of a Saint-Hyacinthe insurance company.Phaneuf was first elected in the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec in a by-election in 1913 in the riding of Bagot (now part of Johnson). He would remained the MLA for 22 years until his death in 1935. He also served as mayor of his birth town of Saint-Hughes during his provincial political career from 1917 to 1931. He was a member of theQuebec Liberal Party who was in power during his entire tenure as MLA.External link/Reference
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/o-p/PHANJE.htm Biography of Joseph-Emery Phaneuf] fr icon
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