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]
Electoral record
edit| 1908 Canadian federal election: Quebec County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Pierre Turcotte | 2,139 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Lorenzo Robitaille | 1,993 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Alfred Martineau | 38 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Quebec County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Louis-Philippe Pelletier | 2,295 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jean-Baptiste Caouette | 2,247 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Pelletier being appointed Postmaster General, 10 October 1911
| By-election on 27 October 1911 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Louis-Philippe Pelletier | acclaimed | |||
References
edit- ^ 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 29 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
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