Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau

Bridge Jeffrey-Alexandre-Rousseau over Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux), Chemin du Roy, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Champlain
In office 1900–1908
Preceded by	François Arthur Marcotte
Succeeded by	Pierre Édouard Blondin
Personal details
Born	(1852-12-22)December 22, 1852
Died	June 22, 1927(1927-06-22) (aged 74)
Political party	Liberal

Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau (December 22, 1852 – June 22, 1927) was a Canadian politician.

The son of Alexandre Rousseau and Marie Proteau,^[1] Rousseau was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Quebec electoral district of Champlain in the 1900 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1904 election and was defeated in the 1911 election.

Rousseau was a merchant, farmer, manufacturer and banker. He served as mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade from 1890 to 1896 and from 1904 to 1905. He was married twice: to Hélène-Catherine Hamelin in 1882 and to Corinne Dufresne in 1886.^[1]

Rousseau served in the militia during the Fenian raids and later served as lieutenant-colonel for the 4th Regiment of the Chasseurs Canadiens.

References

Source

• Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau – Parliament of Canada biography

Notes

1. Douville, Raymond Hommes politiques de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (1973) p. 46 (in French)