Louis Monast

Louis Monast ( born July 1, 1863 in Iberville, Quebec, Canada, † April 16, 1936 in Pawtucket, Rhode Iceland ) was an American politician. Between 1927 and 1929 he represented the third electoral district of the state of Rhode Iceland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In the spring of 1865 Louis Monast came as an infant with his father to Pawtucket in Rhode Iceland. There he attended the public schools. At times, he also went to night school. Between 1872 and 1882 he worked as a weaver. Afterwards he worked until 1892 as a mason, carpenter and pavers. As of 1892, he went into the real estate business; In addition, he ran a few bakeries later.

Politically Monast was a member of the Republican Party. Between 1909 and 1911 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Rhode Iceland; in 1924 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in part, on the U.S. President Calvin Coolidge was nominated for another term. Also in 1924 ran unsuccessfully Monast against the Democratic incumbent Jeremiah E. O'Connell for the U.S. House of Representatives. Two years later, he managed to defeat O'Connell. He was able to complete a term in Congress between March 4th 1927 and March 3, 1929. But with the elections of 1928, he lost again against O'Connell, who thus could take his old seat back.

After the end of his time in Congress Monast again worked in the real estate business. He died on April 16, 1936 in Pawtucket and was also buried there.