Mayor Wilfrid Hamel |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Sauveur | |
In office 1939–1948 |
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35th Mayor of Quebec City | |
In office 15 December 1953 – 1 December 1965 |
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Preceded by | Lucien-Hubert Borne |
Succeeded by | Gilles Lamontagne |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 July 1895 Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada |
Died | 31 December 1968 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
(aged 73)
Spouse(s) | Marie-Célina Martel (m. 11 June 1917) |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Wilfrid Hamel (16 July 1895 – 31 December 1968) was a Canadian politician, serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and as Mayor of Quebec City.
His early career began in 1913 at the company Maranda et Labrecque, becoming a director there from 1925 to 1941. From 1940 to 1942, he was a church warden for the Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus Roman Catholic congregation.
In 1939, he was elected as a Liberal provincial member of Quebec's assembly in Saint-Sauveur riding and served in the cabinet of Premier Adélard Godbout as Minister of State and Minister of Land and Forests. Hamel was re-elected at Saint-Sauveur in 1944, but was defeated in the 1948 and 1952 elections.
Hamel was Mayor of Quebec City for twelve years, beginning in December 1953.