Joseph-Auguste Frigon

Joseph-Auguste Frigon

Joseph-Auguste Frigon (7 February, 1870 – 14 February, 1944) was a local entrepreneur and politician in the Mauricie area. He served as Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec and as Member of the Legislative Assembly.

Early life

He was born in 1870 in Saint-Prosper, Quebec, Mauricie.

Municipal Politics

Frigon was Mayor of Saint-Narcisse, Quebec from 1896 to 1899.

He moved to Shawinigan in the early 1900s for business reasons and ran for Mayor of that city against Beaudry Leman in 1902 but lost the election by a single ballot.

Frigon ran again in 1913 and won. He was defeated by Edmond Thibaudeau in 1915, but was re-elected in 1917. [Fabien LaRochelle, Shawinigan depuis 75 ans, 1976]

Provincial Politics

In 1927, Frigon became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Saint-Maurice. He was re-elected in 1931, but was defeated by Marc Trudel in 1935.

Federal Politics

Frigon also unsuccessfully ran as an Independent Liberal candidate in the federal district of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche in 1940. Incumbent Joseph-Alphida Crête was re-elected.

After Retirement

Thibaudeau died in Shawinigan in 1944.

Legacy

Rue Frigon (Frigon Street) in Shawinigan was named to honor him.

Footnotes

ee also

*Mayors of Shawinigan
*Mauricie
*Saint-Maurice Legislators
*Saint-Maurice Provincial Electoral District
*Shawinigan, Quebec

External links

* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/FRA/membres/notices/e-f/FRIGJA.htm Joseph-Auguste FRIGON] at Assemblée nationale du Québec fr


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