Edgar Rochette
Politician
1890 – 1953
Who was Edgar Rochette?
Joseph Ulysse Edgar Rochette was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and provincial politician.
Born in La Malbaie, Quebec, Rochette was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1914. A Rhodes Scholar, he studied law at Pembroke College, Oxford from 1914 to 1917. He also spent time at the University of Grenoble.
He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Charlevoix-Saguenay from 1927 to 1936 and from 1939 to 1944. He held various cabinet positions including Minister of Labour, Minister of Labour, Games and Fisheries, and Minister of Mines and Fisheries. In 1944, he was made a judge.
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- Born
- Apr 28, 1890
La Malbaie - Education
- Pembroke College, Oxford
- Died
- Jun 15, 1953
Quebec City
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on July 23, 2013
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