J.-Wilfrid Dufresne

J.-Wilfrid Dufresne (5 August 1911 – 30 June 1982) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he held various other jobs such as interior decorator, promoter, teacher, a Quebec provincial public servant, a federal statistician for the Minimum Wages Commission.[1]

J.-Wilfrid Dufresne
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Quebec West
In office
10 August 1953 – 9 June 1957
Preceded byCharles Parent
Succeeded byRené Bégin
Personal details
Born(1911-08-05)5 August 1911
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died30 June 1982(1982-06-30) (aged 70)
Quebec City, Quebec
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Julienne Manzerolle
(m. 28 November 1936)[1]
ProfessionInterior decorator, promoter, public servant, teacher
[2]

Dufresne attended schools at the Saint-Sauveur orphanage, Saint-Sauveur Academy and St. Mary's College.[2]

He was elected to Parliament at the Quebec West riding in the 1953 general election as a Progressive Conservative, defeating Liberal party incumbent Charles Parent.[3] Dufresne served only one term in Parliament before Liberal René Bégin won the riding back in the 1957 election. His next attempt to win a House of Commons seat was made in the 1972 election where he was a Social Credit candidate at Langelier riding, but was unable to unseat incumbent Jean Marchand. His last federal campaign was in the 1979 election at Québec-Est where he returned to the Progressive Conservative party, but was again unsuccessful.

References
  1. Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. Normandin, Pierre G. (1957). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. "St Laurent, Power, Lacroix Return With Big Majority / Wilfrid Dufresne Scores Only Upset". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. 11 August 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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