Antoine Castonguay


Antoine Castonguay was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).

Early life

He was born on June 14, 1881, near Kamouraska, Bas-Saint-Laurent.

Mayor

Castonguay served as Mayor of Saint-Félicien in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean from 1935 to 1940.

Member of the legislature

He ran as an Action libérale nationale candidate in the district of Roberval (provincial [electoral district)|Roberval] in the 1935 [Quebec general election|1935 provincial election] and won. Castonguay joined Maurice Duplessis's Union [Nationale (Quebec)|Union Nationale] and was re-elected in 1936. He was defeated by Liberal [Party of Quebec|Liberal] candidate Georges Potvin in 1939.

Death

He died on May 11, 1959, in Chicoutimi.