Joseph Beaudry

Joseph William Beaudry was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1952, sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Early life

Beaudry was born in Sainte-Mélanie, Quebec on March 27, 1885 to Narcisse Beaudry and Leda Hetu, both French-Canadian. He attended Cégep [régional de Lanaudière|Joliette Seminary] and Laval University earning a bachelor of science and LLB.

Political life

Beaudry served as the secretary of Village St. Paul from 1924 to 1930, then Mayor of St. Paul from 1930 to 1935.
Beaudry was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1935 [Alberta general election|1935] for the governing Social Credit [Party of Alberta|Social Credit Party] in St. Paul. He defeated the Liberal incumbent Joseph Miville Dechene and former United Farmers of Alberta MLA Laudas Joly. Beaudry was re-elected in the 1940, 1944, and 1948 elections.