Joseph-Pierre Turcotte
Joseph-Pierre Turcotte (May 21, 1857 – January 6, 1939) was a lawyer, journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Quebec County in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal.[1]
He was born in Saint-Jean, Île d'Orléans, Canada East, the son of François-Xavier Turcotte and Élisabeth Rousseau. Turcotte was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1881 and practised in Quebec City. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1886 and 1896. He contributed to a number of publications including the Petit Journal, the Revue de Québec and the Électeur. In 1910, he was named King's Counsel.[2]
References[]
- ^ Joseph-Pierre Turcotte – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Roy, Pierre-Georges (1936). Les avocats de la région de Québec (in French). p. 442. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
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