Background
He was born in Saint-Ulric, Quebec in Matane County and became a railway station agent by career.
He was born in Saint-Ulric, Quebec in Matane County and became a railway station agent by career.
Lapointe was educated at seminary in Rimouski. He was first elected to Parliament at the Matapédia—Matane riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there in 1940. After completing his second term in the House of Commons, Lapointe did not seek another term in the 1945 federal election.