Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume
Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume (September 13, 1874 – August 10, 1954) was a Quebec politician, lawyer and judge.
Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Jacques Cartier | |
| In office 1922–1930 | |
| Preceded by | David Arthur Lafortune |
| Succeeded by | Georges-Philippe Laurin |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Jacques-Cartier | |
| In office 1933–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Marchand |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Arthur Monk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1874 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | August 10, 1954 (aged 79) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Quebec Liberal Party |
Rhéaume earned his law degree at Laval University and was admitted to the bar in 1903 and became King's Counsel in 1914.
He was elected by acclamation as a Liberal to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Jacques Cartier in a 1922 by-election. He was re-elected in the 1925 and 1926 federal elections twice defeating Esioff-Léon Patenaude who was Conservative leader Arthur Meighen's Quebec lieutenant and Justice minister. However, Rhéaume lost his seat in the 1930 federal election.
Rhéaume moved to provincial politics and was elected by acclamation to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as the Quebec Liberal Party MLA for Jacques-Cartier provincial electoral district in 1933. He did not run for re-election in the 1935 provincial election.
In 1936, he was appointed to the bench of the Quebec Superior Court for the district of Montreal.
Electoral record
| By-election on 20 November 1922 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | acclaimed | |||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Jacques Cartier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | 16,826 | ||||||
| Conservative | Esioff-Léon Patenaude | 14,956 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Jacques Cartier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | 18,755 | ||||||
| Conservative | Esioff-Léon Patenaude | 16,602 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Jacques Cartier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Georges-Philippe Laurin | 22,907 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | 20,438 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Wilfrid-Émile Ranger | 981 | ||||||
References
- Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.