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 | |
|---|---|
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1923–1929 | |
| Preceded by | Gustave Évanturel |
| Succeeded by | Joseph St. Denis |
| Constituency | Prescott |
| Member of Parliament for Prescott | |
| In office 1904–1921 | |
| Preceded by | Isidore Proulx |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Binette |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1875 Saint-Hermas, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | December 26, 1956 (aged 81) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Renée Audette (m. 1907) |
| Education | St Michael's College, Toronto |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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
editFurther reading
edit- Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell, L. Brault (1963) (in French)