Joseph-Théophile Larochelle | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Lévis | |
In office 1935–1939 |
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Preceded by | Arthur Bélanger |
Succeeded by | Joseph-Georges Francoeur |
In office 1944–1948 |
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Preceded by | Joseph-Georges Francoeur |
Succeeded by | Joseph-Albert Samson |
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for La Salle | |
In office 1948–1954 |
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Preceded by | Pierre Bertrand |
Succeeded by | Alfred-Albert Bouchard |
Personal details | |
Born |
Saint-Henri, Quebec |
November 19, 1877
Died | October 8, 1954 Lévis, Quebec |
(aged 76)
Political party |
Action libérale nationale Union nationale |
Joseph-Théophile Larochelle (November 19, 1877 – October 8, 1954) was a politician of Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).
He was born on November 19, 1877 near Lévis, Chaudière-Appalaches and worked in Massachusetts for four years.
Larochelle served as a city councillor and as a school board member in Lévis.
He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Lévis in the 1935 provincial election and won. Larochelle joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Joseph-Georges Francoeur in the 1939 election.
Larochelle was re-elected in the 1944 and 1948 elections. He became Minister without Portfolio in 1944.
He resigned in 1948 to accept a seat in the Legislative Council of Quebec and represented the division of La Salle until his death.
He died on October 8, 1954 in Lévis.