Adélard Godbout

Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Québec (died 1956)

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Born: September 24, 1892
Died: September 18, 1956
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1892

About Adélard Godbout

Joseph-Adélard Godbout (September 24, 1892 – September 18, 1956) was a Canadian agronomist and politician. He served briefly as the 15th premier of Quebec in 1936 and again from 1939 to 1944. He was also leader of the Parti Libéral du Québec (PLQ) from 1936 to 1949. == Early life and career == Adélard Godbout was born in Saint-Éloi. He was the son of Eugène Godbout and Marie-Louise Duret. His father was a farmer and Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1921 to 1923. He studied at the Séminaire de Rimouski, the agricultural school of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, and the Massachusetts Agricultural College in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. He then became a teacher at the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière agricultural school from 1918 to 1930. He was an agronomist for the Ministry of Agriculture from 1922 to 1925. == Political career == === Member of the legislature === Godbout became a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of L'Islet in the Chaudière-Appalaches region after winning a by-election unopposed on May 13, 1929.

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Career and life highlights

Godbout became a Member of the legislature for the district of L'Islet in the Chaudière-Appalaches region after he won a by-election without opposition on May 13, 1929.
But despite Godbout's talks of "a new order" in an effort to distance himself from the Taschereau era, his first government lasted only two months, as his party suffered a humiliating defeat in the 1936 election.
World War II created the opportunity that Godbout needed to make a political comeback.
Led by Duplessis, the recently created Union nationale was put in office.

Adélard Godbout timeline

1929Godbout became a Member of the legislature for the district of L'Islet in the Chaudière-Appalaches region after he won a by-election without opposition on May 13, 1929.
1936But despite Godbout's talks of "a new order" in an effort to distance himself from the Taschereau era, his first government lasted only two months, as his party suffered a humiliating defeat in the 1936 election.

The world when Adélard Godbout was born

Adélard Godbout was born in 1892. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst heavyweight boxing title under Queensberry rules
Top headlineEllis Island immigration station opens
Technology milestoneDiesel engine patented by Rudolf Diesel
World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
U.S. population65.0M

1892 versus 2026

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Measure	1892	2026
Population	65.0M	341 million

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