Martial Rhéaume
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Pierre Auguste Martial Rhéaume (9 April 1882 – unknown) was a Liberal
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was a butcher and meat cutter by trade.
Rhéaume was a municipal councillor in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
for 16 years, and the community's mayor for five years.
He was first elected to Parliament at the St. Johns—Iberville
riding in the 1930 federal election
. He campaigned unsuccessfully as an Independent Liberal candidate in 1926
. Rhéaume was re-elected to Parliament in 1935
when his riding became known as St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville
. After another re-election there in 1940
, Rhéaume did not seek re-election in 1945
. As the riding became known as Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville
, Rhéaume's Parliamentary comeback bid as an independent candidate was unsuccessful in the 1949 election
, as Alcide Côté
of the Liberal party
was re-elected in that riding.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was a butcher and meat cutter by trade.
Rhéaume was a municipal councillor in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
for 16 years, and the community's mayor for five years.
He was first elected to Parliament at the St. Johns—Iberville
St. Johns—Iberville
St. Johns—Iberville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1935....
riding in the 1930 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1930
The Canadian federal election of 1930 was held on July 28, 1930 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Canada...
. He campaigned unsuccessfully as an Independent Liberal candidate in 1926
Canadian federal election, 1926
The Canadian federal election of 1926 was held on September 14 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 16th Parliament of Canada. The election was called following an event known as the King-Byng Affair...
. Rhéaume was re-elected to Parliament in 1935
Canadian federal election, 1935
The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...
when his riding became known as St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville
St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville
St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949.This riding was created in 1933 from Laprairie—Napierville and St. Johns—Iberville ridings...
. After another re-election there in 1940
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...
, Rhéaume did not seek re-election in 1945
Canadian federal election, 1945
The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th general election in Canadian history. It was held June 11, 1945 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 20th Parliament of Canada...
. As the riding became known as Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville
Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville
Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968....
, Rhéaume's Parliamentary comeback bid as an independent candidate was unsuccessful in the 1949 election
Canadian federal election, 1949
The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...
, as Alcide Côté
Alcide Côté
Alcide Côté, was a Canadian politician.Born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, he was a lawyer before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville in the 1945 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1949 and 1953...
of the Liberal party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
was re-elected in that riding.