Joseph-Barthélemi Merleau
Joseph-Barthélemi Merleau (January 18, 1891 – February 13, 1954) was a Canadian lumber merchant and politician in Quebec. He represented Gatineau in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1935 to 1936. The son of Léon-Herménégilde Merleau, a merchant, and Helen Skeehan, he was born in Lac-Sainte-Marie and was educated at the College of the Clerics of Saint Viator in Outremont.[1] Merleau served as mayor of Gracefield from 1933 to 1937.[2] He was elected to the Quebec assembly in 1935, then was defeated by Georges-Adélard Auger when he ran for reelection in 1936.[1] From 1938 to 1942, Merleau worked in expropriation in the Eastern Townships. From 1942 to 1952, he was assistant controller for the Quebec Department of Revenue.[1] He was married twice: first to Veronica Stella Grace in 1912 and then to Janet Mildred Amy Laylor Gosselin in 1943.[1] He died in Kazabazua at the age of 63.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Joseph-Barthélémi Merleau" (in français). Quebec National Assembly.
- ↑ "Joseph-Barthélemy Merleau". Répertoire des élus municipaux de l'Outaouais de 1845 à 1975 (in français).
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