Joseph-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just

Joseph-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just (25 February 1880 – 7 July 1939) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-David-de-Lévis, Quebec and became a jeweller and an alderman and mayor of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.

Joseph-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just
Member of Parliament
for Compton
In office
October 1925 – May 1930
Preceded byAylmer Byron Hunt
Succeeded bySamuel Gobeil
Personal details
Born
Joseph-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just

(1880-02-25)25 February 1880
Saint-David-de-Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Died7 July 1939(1939-07-07) (aged 59)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Alexina Moussette
m. 26 August 1901[1]
Professionjeweller

Letellier de Saint-Just attended Saint Jean Baptiste Academy at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. Beginning in 1901, he was an official time inspector for the Quebec Central Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. He served as alderman and mayor of Lac Mégantic for nine years and was a director of the Board of Trade in that community.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Compton riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926. He was defeated by Samuel Gobeil of the Conservatives in the 1930 federal election.

Electoral record

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1925 Canadian federal election: Compton
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just 6,497
Conservative Samuel Gobeil 4,262
1926 Canadian federal election: Compton
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just 7,125
Conservative Samuel Gobeil 4,979

References

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  1. ^ a b Normandin, A.L. (1929). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company.
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