Edmond Proulx (May 21, 1875 – December 26, 1956) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Prescott in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1904 to 1921 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as an Independent Liberal from 1923 to 1929.

Edmond Proulx
Ontario MPP
In office
1923–1929
Preceded byGustave Évanturel
Succeeded byJoseph St. Denis
ConstituencyPrescott
Member of Parliament
for Prescott
In office
1904–1921
Preceded byIsidore Proulx
Succeeded byJoseph Binette
Personal details
Born(1875-05-21)May 21, 1875
Saint-Hermas, Quebec, Canada
DiedDecember 26, 1956(1956-12-26) (aged 81)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Renée Audette
(m. 1907)
EducationSt Michael's College, Toronto
OccupationLawyer

He was born in Saint-Hermas, Quebec in 1875, the son of Isidore Proulx and Philomène Lalande,[1] and grew up in Plantagenet, Ontario. Proulx studied at the Collège Bourget in Rigaud, Quebec, the University of Ottawa, St. Michael's College, Toronto and Osgoode Hall. He articled in Ottawa and Toronto, was called to the bar and set up practice in L'Orignal in 1904. He was elected to the House of Commons in the general election later that year after the death of his father. In 1907, he married Renée Audette. Proulx ran unsuccessfully for the Prescott seat as an Independent Liberal in 1921 but was elected to the provincial assembly two years later, defeating Gustave Évanturel, the official Liberal candidate. In 1929, he was named a judge for Sudbury district.

Proulx retired from the bench in 1950. He died in Sudbury at the age of 81.[1]

Electoral record

edit
1904 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Edmond Proulx 2,388
  Conservative L. Charbonneau 1,323
1908 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Edmond Proulx 2,527
  Independent Eugène-Grégoire Quesnel 1,070
1911 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Edmond Proulx 2,532
  Nationalist Conservative Eugène-Grégoire Quesnel 1,220
1917 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party Candidate Votes
  Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Edmond Proulx 3,743
  Government (Unionist) Andrew Richard Metcalfe 1,439
1921 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Joseph Binette 3,661
  Independent Liberal Edmond Proulx 2,764
  Liberal Amédée Sabourin 2,359

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

Further reading

edit
  • Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell, L. Brault (1963) (in French)
edit