Gustave-Adolphe-Narcisse Turcotte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
About Gustave-Adolphe-Narcisse Turcotte
- Gustave-Adolphe-Narcisse Turcotte (November 19, 1848 – October 4, 1918) was a Quebec physician and political figure.
- He represented Nicolet in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1907 to 1911.
- His name also appears as Gustave-Adolphe Turcotte. He was born in Trois-Rivières, Canada East in 1848, the son of Joseph-Édouard Turcotte and Flore Buteau, and was educated at the Jesuit Collège Saint-Marie in Montreal and the Séminaire Saint-Joseph in Trois-Rivières.
- Turcotte served as registrar for Nicolet County.
- He ran unsuccessfully to represent Nicolet in the House of Commons in 1877 and 1878, losing to François-Xavier-Ovide Méthot each time.
- Turcotte was elected in a 1907 by-election held after Charles Ramsay Devlin resigned his seat to become a member of the Quebec cabinet.
- He was reelected in the 1908 federal election but was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1911. He was married twice: first to Jeanne Leblanc and then to Emma, the daughter of Charles-Édouard Houde. His illegitimate brother Arthur served in the Quebec assembly and was mayor of Trois-Rivières.
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