Candide Rochefort

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Candide Rochefort
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Sainte-Marie
In office
1935–1939
Preceded by Gaspard Fauteux
Succeeded by Camillien Houde
Personal details
Born (1904-02-08)February 8, 1904
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
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Montreal, Quebec
Resting place Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Political party Action libérale nationale
Union Nationale

Candide Rochefort (February 8, 1904 – June 24, 1971) was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]

Early life

He was born on February 8, 1904 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec and became a brick mason.

City politics

Rochefort ran for Mayor of Montreal in 1936 and 1938 and each time finished a distant third.

Member of the legislature

He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Montréal–Sainte-Marie in the 1935 provincial election and won against Liberal incumbent Gaspard Fauteux. Rochefort joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1936 election. He was defeated by Mayor of Montreal Camillien Houde in the 1939 election.

Death

He died on June 24, 1971 in Montreal.

References

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