Felix A. Toupin

Felix A. Toupin (born August 31, 1886 in Lincoln , Rhode Island , † October 7, 1965 in Woonsocket , Rhode Island) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1925 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island.

Career

Felix Toupin was the son of French-Canadian immigrants. He attended La Salle Academy in Providence and the Séminaire de Joliette in Québec . After a subsequent law degree at Boston University and his admission to the bar in 1913, he began to work in this profession. During the First World War he was a soldier in the American Expeditionary Forces. He then practiced law in Manville and Woonsocket. He also acquired sizable estates in northern Rhode Island and neighboring Massachusetts .

Politically, Toupin joined the Democratic Party . In 1921 he was elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives. In 1922 he was elected lieutenant governor alongside William S. Flynn . He held this office between 1923 and 1925. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . In June 1924 there was political turmoil with violent attacks.

Toupin had lived permanently in Woonsocket since 1930. Between 1930 and 1936 and again from 1939 to 1940 he was mayor there. Here, too, there have been political controversies and attacks. After that, he no longer appeared politically. Felix Toupin died in Woonsocket in October 1965.

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Exact date of death of Felix A. Toupin in the Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project Index; accessed June 3
↑ Fox Scandal: First Time State House Raided in RI History (March 22, 2014)

personal data
SURNAME	Toupin, Felix A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 31, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lincoln , Rhode Island
DATE OF DEATH	October 7, 1965
Place of death	Woonsocket , Rhode Island

[1] Exact date of death of Felix A. Toupin in the Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project Index; accessed June 3

[2] Fox Scandal: First Time State House Raided in RI History (March 22, 2014)