Jean-Louis Baribeau


Jean-Louis Baribeau was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons.

Background

He was born on March 19, 1893 in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Mauricie, the son of Donat Baribeau and Joséphine Lacroix, and was educated in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, at the Collège Sacré-Coeur in Victoriaville and at Griffin's Business College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Baribeau was a merchant. He was owner and president of Donat Baribeau & Fils Ltée, president of the Renardière de Sainte-Geneviève and a director of the Quebec retail merchants association. In 1923, he married Aimée Trudel.

Municipal politics

Baribeau was mayor of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan from 1929 to 1931, from 1937 to 1947 and from 1955 to 1957. He was also warden for Champlain County from 1936 to 1940.

Member of Parliament

Baribeau ran as a Conservative candidate in the federal district of Champlain in 1930 and won.
However, he was defeated by Liberal candidate Hervé-Edgar Brunelle in 1935.

Legislative Councillor

In 1938 he was appointed on the advice of Premier Maurice Duplessis to the Legislative Council of Quebec. He represented the division of Shawinigan and sat with the members of the Union Nationale.
Baribeau served as Speaker of the Legislative Council from 1950 to 1960 and from 1966 until the institution was abolished in 1968.

Death

He died in Trois-Rivières on December 26, 1975.

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