March 19, 1883, in Capelton - d. May 14, 1961, in Montréal) was a businessman and local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec.
[2][3] He was born in 1883 in Capelton, near Sherbrooke, Quebec, the eldest son of Jean Bilodeau and Adèle Turcotte.
In 1901, he settles in the community of Baie-de-Shawinigan and works at the aluminum plant of the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, where he eventually becomes foreman.
He marries his second wife, Eva Richard on February 4, 1908, in St-Rachel (Bellechasse).
Around 1914, he leaves his job at the aluminum company and opens a grocery store on 4e rue (Fourth Street) in Shawinigan Falls.