Joseph-Auguste Frigon

Joseph-Auguste Frigon (7 February 1870 – 14 February 1944) was a local entrepreneur and politician in the Mauricie area. He served as the fourth Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec and as Member of the Legislative Assembly.

J. Auguste Frigon as M.P.P. for Saint-Maurice

Early life

He was born in 1870 in Saint-Prosper, Mauricie, Quebec.

Municipal Politics

Frigon was Mayor of Saint-Narcisse, Quebec from 1896 to 1899.

He moved to Shawinigan in the early 1900s for business reasons and ran for Mayor of that city against Beaudry Leman in 1902 but lost the election by a single ballot.

Frigon ran again in 1913 and won. He was defeated by Edmond Thibaudeau in 1915, but was re-elected in 1917.[1]

Provincial Politics

In 1927, Frigon became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Saint-Maurice. He was re-elected in 1931, but was defeated by Marc Trudel in 1935.

Federal Politics

Frigon also unsuccessfully ran as an Independent Liberal candidate in the federal district of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche in 1940. Incumbent Joseph-Alphida Crête was re-elected.

After Retirement

Thibaudeau died in Shawinigan in 1944.

Legacy

Rue Frigon (Frigon Street) in Shawinigan was named to honour him.

Footnotes
  1. Fabien LaRochelle, Shawinigan depuis 75 ans, 1976

See also
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
Political offices
Preceded by
Vivian Burill		 Mayors of Shawinigan
1913–1915		 Succeeded by
Edmond Thibaudeau
Preceded by
Edmond Thibaudeau		 Mayors of Shawinigan
1917–1918		 Succeeded by
Napoléon Désaulniers
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Alphonse-Edgar Guillemette (Liberal)		 MLA, District of Saint-Maurice
1927–1935		 Succeeded by
Marc Trudel (ALN)


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