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Louis-Philippe Fiset

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Louis-Philippe Fiset (11 January 1854 – 4 September 1934) was a local physician and politician in the Mauricie area. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1900 to 1908.[1]

He was born in 1854 in Saint-Cuthbert, Quebec.

Politics

He unsuccessfully ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in 1896, and served as mayor of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan from 1898 to 1900.

In 1900, Fiset became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Saint-Maurice. He was re-elected in 1904, but did not run for re-election 1908.

During his tenure, the city of Shawinigan was incorporated.

After retirement

Fiset died in Montreal in 1934. Rue Fiset (Fiset Street) in Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan was named to honour him.

References

  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by MLA, District of Saint-Maurice
19001908
Succeeded by