Jeffrey_Alexandre_Rousseau

Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau

Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau

Canadian politician

Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau (December 22, 1852 – June 22, 1927) was a Canadian politician.

Bridge Jeffrey-Alexandre-Rousseau over Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux), Chemin du Roy, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

Quick Facts Member of the Canadian Parliament for Champlain, Preceded by ...

The son of Alexandre Rousseau and Marie Proteau,[1] Rousseau was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Quebec electoral district of Champlain in the 1900 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1904 election and was defeated in the 1911 election.

Rousseau was a merchant, farmer, manufacturer and banker. He served as mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade from 1890 to 1896 and from 1904 to 1905. He was married twice: to Hélène-Catherine Hamelin in 1882 and to Corinne Dufresne in 1886.[1]

Rousseau served in the militia during the Fenian raids and later served as lieutenant-colonel for the 4th Regiment of the Chasseurs Canadiens.

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    Douville, Raymond Hommes politiques de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (1973) p. 46 (in French)


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