Tancrède Labbé
| Tancrède Labbé | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Mégantic | |
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In office 1935–1939 |
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| Preceded by | Lauréat Lapierre |
| Succeeded by | Louis Houde |
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In office 1940–1956 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Houde |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Émile Fortin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 18, 1887 East Broughton, Quebec |
| Died | December 13, 1956 (aged 69) Saint-Romuald, Quebec |
| Political party |
Action libérale nationale Union Nationale |
Joseph-Tancrède Labbé (June 18, 1887 – December 13, 1956) was a prominent Quebec politician and businessman. He was the father of media mogul François Labbé.
He was born on June 18, 1887 in East Broughton to parents who operated a farm and studied at the Frères des écoles chrétiennes, and studied commerce in Sainte-Marie.
He first worked as a general store clerk, and after that as a manager from 1913 to 1919 and after that, became a grocer when he founded T. Labbé Ltd. He also started an ice cream plant, Produits Régal LTD, in 1921, which remained in business until the 1980s, but with different owners. He was a member of the provincial ice cream producers association and became a director for Thetford Asbestos, a mining company.
Labbé was honorary member of the Thetford Mines Chamber of Commerce from 1931 to 1937 and from 1947 to 1951. Member of the Canadian Club, Rotary Club and the Knights of Columbus.
He was elected mayor of Thetford Mines on February 3, 1931 and kept his seat until February 9, 1937. He was elected mayor again in May 1946 and stayed there until May 1951.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in Mégantic in 1935 for the Action libérale nationale. Labbé joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in 1936.
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