Adélard Godbout
Canadian politician (1892-1956)
Joseph-Adélard Godbout (September 24, 1892 – September 18, 1956) was a Canadian agronomist and politician. He served briefly as the 15th premier of Quebec in 1936 and again from 1939 to 1944. He was also leader of the Parti Libéral du Québec (PLQ) from 1936 to 1949.
Early life and career
Adélard Godbout was born in Saint-Éloi. He was the son of Eugène Godbout and Marie-Louise Duret. His father was a farmer and Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1921 to 1923. He studied at the Séminaire de Rimouski, the agricultural school of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, and the Massachusetts Agricultural College in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. He then became a teacher at the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière agricultural school from 1918 to 1930. He was an agronomist for the Ministry of Agriculture from 1922 to 1925.
Political career
Member of the legislature
Godbout became a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of L'Islet in the Chaudière-Appalaches region after winning a by-election unopposed on May 13, 1929.
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