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Canadian politician
A.K.A.
Joseph Nadon
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Male
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Birth:
11 January 1899(Aumond, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec)
Death:
17 December 1953(Maniwaki, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec)
The details
Biography
Joseph-Célestin Nadon (January 11, 1899 – December 17, 1953) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician.
He entered politics as a municipal counsellor in Maniwaki from 1928 to 1934 and was mayor from 1935 to 1939. In 1939, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Gatineau. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1944 and was defeated in 1948. In a 1949 by-election, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Gatineau. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1953 and died shortly after in December.