Joseph Irenée Rochefort | |
Constituency Mp: | Champlain |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Predecessor: | Hervé-Edgar Brunelle |
Successor: | Paul Lahaye |
Term Start: | 1949 |
Term End: | 1958 |
Birth Date: | 9 July 1910 |
Birth Place: | Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada |
Death Place: | Joliette, Quebec, Canada |
Spouse: | Corinne Bourassa (m. 1 Sep 1941)[1] |
Party: | Liberal |
Joseph Irenée Rochefort (July 9, 1910 – April 4, 1979) was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons.
He was born on July 9, 1910, in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Mauricie. He was a musician and a real estate agent.
Rochefort ran as a Liberal candidate in the federal district of Champlain in 1949 and won. He was re-elected in 1953 and 1957.
He did not run for re-election in 1958 and was succeeded by Paul Lahaye of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Rue Rochefort (Rochefort Street) in Cap-de-la-Madeleine was named to honor him.