Background
Known by Wilfred, he was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick.
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Wilfred Senechal
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Immediately upon the outbreak of World World War II in 1939, the eighteen-year-old Wilfred Sénéchal volunteered for duty with the Canadian Army, serving until his discharge in 1945 in the months following Victory in Europe Day. He was part of the Dieppe Raid in which more than sixty percent of the men who made it ashore were either killed, wounded, or captured. On returning home, Wilfred Sénéchal pursued a secondary education, graduating in 1954 from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Civil Law degree.
In 1967, Sénéchal was a successful candidate for the Liberal Party in the New Brunswick general election, winning a seat in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as the member for Restigouche County.
He was made Deputy Speaker of the 46th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. In 1978, he lost to incumbent Fernand Dubé in the City of Campbellton riding in the 1978 provincial election.
Wilfred Sénéchal died February 11, 2000, at the Campbellton Regional Hospital. He is buried in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Church Cemetery (Our Lady of Snow Church Cemetery).
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Sénéchal served overseas with the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps as a member of New Brunswick"s Carelton and York Regiment.
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Political Party
The Liberal Party