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Charles Duquette

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Mayor
Charles Duquette
33rd Mayor of Montreal
In office
1924–1926
Preceded byMédéric Martin
Succeeded byMédéric Martin (returned)
Personal details
Born25 July 1869
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died30 December 1937(1937-12-30) (aged 68)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ProfessionBusinessman

Charles Duquette (25 July 1869 – 30 December 1937) was a Canadian politician. He was the mayor of Montreal, Quebec, from 1924 to 1926.

Born in Montreal, he studied commercial studies at the Collège de Saint-Henri. He worked for the mutual insurance company L'Alliance nationale and eventually became its general manager and president in 1922. He defeated Médéric Martin to become mayor in 1924 and lost in 1926 to Martin.

He is buried in Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

References

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  • "Mayors of Montréal: Charles Duquette". City of Montreal.
  • "List of people buried". Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (in French). Archived from the original on 19 March 2008.
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