Joseph-Alfred Mousseau

The Honourable
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
The Honourable Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
6th Premier of Quebec
	In office; July 29, 1882 – January 22, 1884
Monarch	Victoria
Lieutenant Governor	Théodore Robitaille
Preceded by	Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
Succeeded by	John Jones Ross
MLA for Jacques-Cartier
	In office; August 26, 1882 – January 22, 1884
Preceded by	Narcisse Lecavalier
Succeeded by	Arthur Boyer
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Bagot
	In office; January 22, 1874 – July 29, 1882
Preceded by	Pierre-Samuel Gendron
Succeeded by	Flavien Dupont
Personal details
Born	July 17, 1837; Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Lower Canada
Died	March 30, 1886 (aged 47); Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Conservative Party of Quebec
Other political; affiliations	Conservative
Spouse	Hersélie Desrosiers (m. 1862)
Relations	Joseph Octave Mousseau (brother)
Cabinet	Attorney General (1882–1884); President of the Privy Council (1880–1881); Secretary of State of Canada (1881–1882)

Joseph-Alfred Mousseau PC (July 17, 1837 – March 30, 1886), was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served in the federal Cabinet and also as the sixth premier of Quebec.

Biography

He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Lower Canada, the son of Louis Mousseau, the son of Alexis Mousseau, and Sophie Duteau, dit Grandpré. Mousseau was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the 1874 election for the riding of Bagot, and was re-elected three times. In 1880, he was elevated to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, serving first as president of the Queen's Privy Council of Canada, and then as Secretary of State for Canada.

Exchanging places with Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, Mousseau left federal politics to become the sixth Premier of the province of Quebec from July 31, 1882. He served until his resignation on January 22, 1884, after being appointed as a puisne judge of the Superior Court for the district of Rimouski. He died in Montreal in 1886.

His brother Joseph Octave Mousseau was also a member of the Canadian House of Commons.

Electoral record

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election: Bagot
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph-Alfred Mousseau	1,163
	Unknown	J.B. Bourgeois	1,120
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[1]

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: Bagot
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph-Alfred Mousseau	1,387
	Independent	Chagnon	1,226
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[2]

By-election on appointment of Mr. Mousseau as President of the Council, 20 November 1880
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph-Alfred Mousseau	acclaimed

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: Bagot
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph-Alfred Mousseau	acclaimed

References

"Joseph-Alfred Mousseau". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau – Parliament of Canada biography
"Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.

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^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1878 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.