- Antonio Élie
Antonio Élie (1883-1968) was a Canadian politician and a ten-term Member of the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec . [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/e-f/eliea.htm Biography of Antonio Élie, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]Background
He was born in
Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec onDecember 9 ,1893 and was a farmer. He served as a city councillor in Baie-du-Febvre in 1923 and 1924.Member of the Legislature
Élie ran as a Conservative candidate in 1931 and won, becoming the Member for the district of Yamaska.
He was re-elected in 1935, as a Union Nationale candidate in 1936, 1939, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1962.
Minister without Portfolio
Élie was appointed Minister in the Cabinet of
Maurice Duplessis , serving asMinister without Portfolio from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1958. He did not run for re-election in 1966.Death
He died on
January 15 ,1968 .Footnotes
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