Alfred Rochon, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alfred Rochon

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1847

Date of Death: 17-Nov-1909

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Alfred Rochon

  • Alfred Rochon (February 1, 1847 – November 17, 1909) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec.
  • He represented Ottawa electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1887 to 1892 as a Liberal. He was born in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Canada East, the son of Élie Rochon and Sophie Ouimet, and was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse.
  • Rochon went on to study law in Montreal, was called to the Quebec bar in 1869 and set up practice in Montreal, setting in Hull in 1876.
  • In 1872, he married Corinne Gaucher, the daughter of Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher.
  • He served on the town council for Hull from 1877 to 1882 and from 1885 to 1889 and was mayor from 1886 to 1889.
  • He was defeated by Narcisse-Édouard Cormier when he ran for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1886 and, in 1887, was elected to the assembly after Cormier's election was overturned.
  • Rochon resigned as mayor and alderman for Hull in 1889 to devote himself to his provincial duties.
  • His election was successfully appealed in 1889 but he won the by-election that followed in 1890.
  • He was defeated by Nérée Tétreau when he ran for reelection in 1892.
  • Rochon was bâtonnier for the Ottawa County bar from 1893 to 1896.
  • In 1901, he was named to the Quebec Superior Court for Ottawa District.
  • Rochon died in Hull at the age of 62.

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