Joseph-Adolphe Tessier
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1861|12|17}}
| birth_place = Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Canada East
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1928|11|08|1861|12|17}}
| death_place = Trois-Rivières, Quebec
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| occupation = Politician
| spouse = Marie-Louise-Elmire Guillet
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| party = Liberal
| office1 = Minister of Transportation of Quebec
| term_start1 = 1914
| term_end1 = 1921
| office2 = Mayor of Trois-Rivières
| term_start2 = 1913
| term_end2 = 1921
| office3 = Member of the National Assembly of Quebec
| term_start3 = 1904
| term_end3 = 1914
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Joseph-Adolphe Tessier ({{IPA|fr|ʒozɛf adɔlf tesje}}; December 17, 1861 – November 8, 1928) was a politician from Quebec, Canada.{{Quebec MNA biography|tessier-joseph-adolphe-5509}}
Background
He was born on December 17, 1861, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Mauricie. He was a lawyer and a senior army officer of the local military reserve. He was married to Marie-Louise-Elmire Guillet.
Mayor of Trois-Rivières
He was Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1913 to 1921.
Member of the legislature
He ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in 1904 and won. He was re-elected in 1908 and 1912. He was Deputy Speaker of the House from 1912 to 1914.
Member of the Cabinet
Tessier resigned from his seat to accept a position in Premier Lomer Gouin's Cabinet and was re-elected in a by-election. He served as Minister of Transportation from 1914 until 1921.
Retirement from politics
Tessier resigned in 1921 to accept a government appointment. He died in Trois-Rivières on November 8, 1928.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55042416/hon-joseph-a-tessier-dead/ |title=Hon. Joseph A. Tessier Dead |newspaper=Windsor Star |location=Three Rivers, Quebec |page=26 |date=1928-11-05 |access-date=2020-07-09 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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Category:Mayors of Trois-Rivières
Category:Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
Category:Vice presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec
Category:20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
Category:20th-century mayors of places in Quebec
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