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Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume

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Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Jacques Cartier
In office
1922–1930
Preceded byDavid Arthur Lafortune
Succeeded byGeorges-Philippe Laurin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Jacques-Cartier
In office
1933–1935
Preceded byVictor Marchand
Succeeded byFrederick Arthur Monk
Personal details
Born(1874-09-13)September 13, 1874
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedAugust 10, 1954(1954-08-10) (aged 79)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Quebec Liberal Party

Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume (September 13, 1874 – August 10, 1954) was a Quebec politician, lawyer and judge.

Rhéaume earned his law degree at Laval University and was admitted to the bar in 1903 and became King's Counsel in 1914.

He was elected by acclamation as a Liberal to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Jacques Cartier in a 1922 by-election. He was re-elected in the 1925 and 1926 federal elections twice defeating Esioff-Léon Patenaude who was Conservative leader Arthur Meighen's Quebec lieutenant and Justice minister. However, Rhéaume lost his seat in the 1930 federal election.

Rhéaume moved to provincial politics and was elected by acclamation to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as the Quebec Liberal Party MLA for Jacques-Cartier provincial electoral district in 1933. He did not run for re-election in the 1935 provincial election.

In 1936, he was appointed to the bench of the Quebec Superior Court for the district of Montreal.

Electoral record

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By-election on 20 November 1922
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume acclaimed


1925 Canadian federal election: Jacques Cartier
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume 16,826
Conservative Esioff-Léon Patenaude 14,956
1926 Canadian federal election: Jacques Cartier
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume 18,755
Conservative Esioff-Léon Patenaude 16,602
1930 Canadian federal election: Jacques Cartier
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Georges-Philippe Laurin 22,907
Liberal Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume 20,438
Independent Liberal Wilfrid-Émile Ranger 981
Source: lop.parl.ca

References

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  • Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.