Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau PC (July 17, 1837 – March 30, 1886), was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served in the federal Cabinet and also as the sixth premier of Quebec.
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau | |
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| 6th Premier of Quebec | |
| In office July 29, 1882 – January 22, 1884 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Théodore Robitaille |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau |
| Succeeded by | John Jones Ross |
| MLA for Jacques-Cartier | |
| In office August 26, 1882 – January 22, 1884 | |
| Preceded by | Narcisse Lecavalier |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Boyer |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bagot | |
| In office January 22, 1874 – July 29, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Samuel Gendron |
| Succeeded by | Flavien Dupont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17, 1837 Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Lower Canada |
| Died | March 30, 1886 (aged 47) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Quebec |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Hersélie Desrosiers (m. 1862) |
| Relations | Joseph Octave Mousseau (brother) |
| Cabinet | Attorney General (1882–1884) President of the Privy Council (1880–1881) Secretary of State of Canada (1881–1882) |
Biography
He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Lower Canada, the son of Louis Mousseau, the son of Alexis Mousseau, and Sophie Duteau, dit Grandpré. Mousseau was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the 1874 election for the riding of Bagot, and was re-elected three times. In 1880, he was elevated to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, serving first as president of the Queen's Privy Council of Canada, and then as Secretary of State for Canada.
Exchanging places with Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, Mousseau left federal politics to become the sixth Premier of the province of Quebec from July 31, 1882. He served until his resignation on January 22, 1884, after being appointed as a puisne judge of the Superior Court for the district of Rimouski. He died in Montreal in 1886.
His brother Joseph Octave Mousseau was also a member of the Canadian House of Commons.
Electoral record
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Bagot | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Alfred Mousseau | 1,163 | ||||||
| Unknown | J.B. Bourgeois | 1,120 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Bagot | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Alfred Mousseau | 1,387 | ||||||
| Independent | Chagnon | 1,226 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph-Alfred Mousseau | acclaimed | |||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Bagot | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Alfred Mousseau | acclaimed | ||||||
References
- "Joseph-Alfred Mousseau". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Joseph-Alfred Mousseau – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
