François-Xavier Paradis (9 February 1844 — 27 June 1910) was a Canadian politician.
François-Xavier Paradis | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Napierville | |
| In office 9 December 1890 – 3 February 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Laurent-David Lafontaine |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Lafontaine |
| MP for Napierville | |
| In office 9 December 1890 – 3 February 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Sainte-Marie |
| Succeeded by | Dominique Monet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1844 Saint-Rémi, Canada East |
| Died | 27 June 1910 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Farmer, merchant |
The son of François Paradis and Marcelline Coupal, Paradis represented the provincial electoral district of Napierville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1881 to 1886 as a member of the Quebec Conservative Party. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1878 and again in 1886 and 1890.[1]
In the 1887 federal election, he stood as the Conservative Party candidate in the federal district of Napierville, but was defeated by Louis Sainte-Marie. Following Ste-Marie's resignation in 1890, Paradis was acclaimed to the seat in the resulting by-election, but he was defeated again by Liberal Dominique Monet in the 1891 election.[citation needed]
Paradis was educated at Saint-Michel and Hemmingford. He was mayor of Saint-Michel from 1880 to 1881. Paradis was married twice: to Basilide Robert in 1863 and to Marie Renaud in 1880. After his defeat for a seat in the House of Commons in 1891, he moved to Montreal, where he became involved in real estate. Paradis died there at the age of 66.[1]
Electoral record
edit| 1887 Canadian federal election: Napierville | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Louis Sainte-Marie | 908 | ||||||
| Conservative | François-Xavier Paradis | 687 | ||||||
| By-election on 9 December 1890 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | François-Xavier Paradis | acclaimed | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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