Alexandre Thurber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Alexandre Thurber
- Alexandre Thurber (April 2, 1871 – April 19, 1958) was an industrialist and political figure in Quebec.
- He represented Chambly in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1923 to 1931 and from 1935 to 1936 as a Liberal. He was born in Montreal, the son of Alexandre Thurber and Émiline Davignon who was the daughter of Pierre Davignon.
- Thurber was educated at the Collège de Longueuil.
- He worked as a clerk for fifteen years and then became an iron manufacturer at Longueuil.
- In 1894, he married Rose-Anne Larocque.
- Thurber served as mayor of Longueuil from 1915 to 1925 and from 1933 to 1935. He was first elected in the 1923 Quebec general election and re-elected in 1927, but did not run for reelection to the assembly 1931.
- He was elected again in 1935, but defeated by Hortensius Béïque in 1936. Thurber died in Montreal at the age of 87.
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