- Louis-Joseph Thisdel
Louis-Joseph Thisdel was a politician in the
Quebec ,Canada . He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly. [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/t-u/thislj.htm Louis-Joseph Thisdel, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]Early life
He was born on
May 16 ,1886 inLouiseville ,Mauricie .City Politics
He was a Councilmember in Louiseville from 1918 to 1922 and Mayor of that town from 1923 to 1930.
Provincial Politics
Thisdel won a
by-election in 1930 and became the Liberal Member of the legislature, representing the provincial district of Maskinongé. He was re-elected in 1931 and 1935.In 1936 he was defeated by Union Nationale candidate
Joseph-Napoléon Caron . In 1939 though, he ran again and won his seat back.He served as
Minister without Portfolio in PremierAdélard Godbout 's Cabinet.Death
He died in office on
February 9 ,1943 in Louiseville. He was succeeded byGermain Caron who was elected in 1944.Footnotes
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