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Louis Monast

Louis Monast

American politician


Louis Monast (July 1, 1863  April 16, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.

Quick Facts Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 3rd district, Preceded by ...

Monast was born in Marieville in the Province of Canada (now Quebec). In the spring of 1865, he immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He attended parochial and night schools. He was employed in the textile mills from 1872 to 1882 and as a bricklayer, plasterer, and carpenter from 1882 to 1892. He engaged in building construction and in the real estate business in 1892, and also operated several bakeries. He served as member of the State house of representatives 19091911. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1924. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress.

Monast was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927 March 3, 1929). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress. He resumed the real estate business. He died in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, April 16, 1936. He was interred in Notre Dame Cemetery.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Louis Monast (id: M000850)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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