Antoine Castonguay
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Roberval
In office
1935–1939
Preceded byÉmile Moreau
Succeeded byGeorges Potvin
Personal details
Born(1881-06-14)June 14, 1881
Sainte-Hélène, near Kamouraska, Quebec
DiedMay 11, 1959(1959-05-11) (aged 77)
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Political partyAction libérale nationale
Union Nationale

Antoine Castonguay (June 14, 1881 May 11, 1959) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]

Early life

He was born on June 14, 1881, near Kamouraska, Bas-Saint-Laurent.

Mayor

Castonguay served as Mayor of Saint-Félicien in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean from 1935 to 1940.

Member of the legislature

He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Roberval in the 1935 provincial election and won. Castonguay joined Maurice Duplessis's Union Nationale and was re-elected in 1936. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Georges Potvin in 1939.

Death

He died on May 11, 1959, in Chicoutimi.

References

  1. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.


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