D.-Évariste Joyal, likely named Dowina-Évariste Joyal (May 30, 1892 – January 18, 1956) was a Canadian provincial politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Chambly from 1939 to 1948.[1]
Dowina-Évariste Joyal | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Chambly | |
| In office 1939–1948 | |
| Preceded by | Hortensius Béïque |
| Succeeded by | John Redmond Roche |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30, 1892 Drummondville, Quebec |
| Died | January 18, 1956 (aged 63) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
Born in Drummondville, Quebec, he was the son of Émile Joyal, farmer, and Philomène Caron. On June 12, 1916 he married Marie Rose-Hectorine Desmarais, daughter of Hector Desmarais and Arsélia Angers. He was manager of the Bank of Montreal branch in Saint-Ours, Quebec and manager of South Shore Homes and Land Ltd. in MacKayville (Saint-Hubert) for 25 years. He was on the municipal board of the parish of Saint-Antoine de Longueuil from 1923 to 1930.
Joyal won his seat in the 1939 for the Quebec Liberal Party, and was re-elected in 1944, but defeated in 1948.
He died in Montreal aged 63 years 8 months, and is buried in the cemetery of Saint Lambert
Name
editThe first part of his first name is given in various sources as either Dowina[1] or Dorvina.[2] Another source[3] says that even Dorina, Donina et Domina were sometimes seen, and that his election posters merely said D.-E. Joyal. The version given by the National Assembly website[1] is Dowina, which represents a correction by them from Dorvina in earlier versions of their website and in an earlier printed-book version,[2] so perhaps this is the most reliable.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ a b Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec, 1792-1992 (in French). Sainte-Foy: Université Laval. 1993. p. 391. ISBN 2-7637-7304-4. Retrieved February 22, 2012.)
- ^ Michel Pratt (2011). "Joyal, D.-Évariste (1892-1956)". Dictionnaire historique de Longueuil (in French). Retrieved February 22, 2012.