Joseph-Alexis Dufresne was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec.
Under his administration, the following institutions or facilities were put into place: Dufresne was the Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Saint-Maurice in the 1908, 1912, 1919 and 1923 elections.
He left active politics in 1928 for health reasons.
Rue Dufresne in the Saint-Marc neighbourhood was named to honour him.
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