Canadian politician

François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel (April 28, 1838 – January 17, 1890) was a politician in Quebec, Canada.

Contents

• 1 Background
• 2 Member of the legislature
• 3 Senator
• 4 Personal life
• 5 Death
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Background

He was born on April 28, 1838 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Mauricie.

Member of the legislature

Trudel was elected as a Conservative candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of Champlain in 1871. He co-aut*d the Programme Catholique and was an Ultramontanist. He did not run for re-election in 1875.

Senator

He was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1873. He joined Honoré Mercier's Parti National for a short period of time, but eventually became Conservative again.

Personal life

He married a daughter of Louis Renaud in 1864 and produced four sons. She later sued for divorce, but was unsuccessful.

Death

He died on January 17, 1890, in the Hotel-Dieu Hospital, at the age of 52.

References

External links

• "François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online:ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
• François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel – Parliament of Canada biography