- Antoine Rivard
Antoine Rivard (1898-1985) was a
French Canadian politician. [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/q-r/rivaan.htm Biography of Antoine Rivard, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]Background
He was born in
Quebec City onNovember 14 ,1898 . He was an attorney and a professor. He was on active military service duringWorld War I andWorld War II .Member of the Legislature
Rivard unsuccessfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the district of Québec-Centre in 1944. He was elected in the riding of Montmagny in 1948. He was re-elected in 1952 and 1956.Cabinet Member
He was appointed to Premier
Maurice Duplessis 's Cabinet in 1948, serving asMinister without Portfolio ,Solicitor General from 1950 to 1959 and Minister of Transportation and Communications from 1954 to 1960. Duplessis, who has often been accused of havingauthoritarian ways, is believed to have once told Rivard in public, "Toé, tais-toé!" (You hush!) [Bulletin, Assemblée nationale du Québec, Volume 30, no 1 & 2, Quebec, September 2001]Rivard lost re-election by a margin of nine votes in 1960.
Death
He died on
December 26 1985 .Footnotes
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