Charles Duquette [SEP] occupation
Charles Duquette
Charles Duquette (25 July 1869 – 30 December 1937) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. He was mayor of Montreal, Quebecl from 1924 to 1926.
Born in Montreal, he studied commercial studies at the Collège de Saint-Henri. He worked for the mutual insurance company L'Alliance nationale eventually becoming general manager and president in 1922. He defeated Médéric Martin to become mayor in 1924. He lost in 1926 to Martin.
He is buried in Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
, he began working in advertising, creating special environments for the latest seasonal fashions. He also began to free-lance for designers such as William Haines, James Pendleton and Adrian. In the early 1940s, Duquette's parents and siblings moved permanently to Los Angeles, where Duquette had been living since 1935. During this time Duquette was discovered by designer and socialite Elsie de Wolfe. Through the patronage of de Wolfe and her husband Sir Charles Mendl, Duquette established himself as one of the leading designers in Los Angeles. He