J. A. Bilodeau
Canadian politician (1883-1961)
J.A. Bilodeau (b. March 19, 1883, in Capelton - d. May 14, 1961, in Montréal) was a businessman and local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 11th Mayor of Shawinigan Falls from 1938 to 1946.
He was born in 1883 in Capelton, near Sherbrooke, Quebec, the eldest son of Jean Bilodeau and Adèle Turcotte. In 1901, he settles in the community of Baie-de-Shawinigan and works at the aluminum plant of the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, where he eventually becomes foreman. He marries Antoinette Larrivée on June 21, 1904. His wife dies on January 29, 1907. He marries his second wife, Eva Richard on February 4, 1908, in St-Rachel (Bellechasse). Around 1914, he leaves his job at the aluminum company and opens a grocery store on 4e rue (Fourth Street) in Shawinigan Falls.
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