Joseph-Théophile Larochelle

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Joseph-Théophile Larochelle
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Lévis
In office
1935–1939
Preceded by
Succeeded byJoseph-Georges Francoeur
In office
1944–1948
Preceded byJoseph-Georges Francoeur
Succeeded by
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for La Salle
In office
1948–1954
Preceded byPierre Bertrand
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born(1877-11-19)November 19, 1877
Saint-Henri, Quebec
DiedOctober 8, 1954(1954-10-08) (aged 76)
Lévis, Quebec
Political partyAction 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).[1]

Early life[]

He was born on November 19, 1877 near Lévis, Chaudière-Appalaches and worked in Massachusetts for four years.

Local politics[]

Larochelle served as a city councillor and as a school board member in Lévis.

Member of the legislature[]

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.

Political comeback[]

Larochelle was re-elected in the 1944 and 1948 elections. He became Minister without Portfolio in 1944.

Legislative Councillor[]

He resigned in 1948 to accept a seat in the Legislative Council of Quebec and represented the division of La Salle until his death.

Death[]

He died on October 8, 1954 in Lévis.

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.


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