Marcel Faribault

Marcel Faribault
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Repentigny
In office
1967–1968
Preceded byÉdouard Masson
Succeeded byInstitution abolished in 1968
Personal details
Born(1908-10-08)October 8, 1908
Montreal, Quebec
DiedMay 26, 1972(1972-05-26) (aged 63)
Outremont, Quebec
Resting placeNotre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Political partyUnion Nationale

Marcel Faribault, CC (October 8, 1908 – May 26, 1972) was a Canadian notary, businessman and administrator.

Background

Born in Montreal, he was the son of René Faribault and Anna Pauzé and was educated at the Université de Montréal. A successful notary, he became president of Trust Général du Canada. He died in Outremont, on May 26, 1972, and was interred in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.[1]

Legislative Council of Quebec

He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec by Premier Daniel Johnson Sr. in 1967 and supported the Union Nationale.

Federal politics

In the 1968 Canadian federal election, Faribault was the Quebec lieutenant to Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leader Robert Stanfield and an unsuccessful candidate in the Gamelin riding.

Honors

In 1971 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

After his death in 1972, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[2]

  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.

References

  1. ^ "Marcel Faribault". Assemblée nationale du Québec (in French). Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.