Edmond Proulx
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 the Canadian Parliament for Prescott | |
| In office 1904–1921 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Binette |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Mathias Auger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1875 Saint-Hermas, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | December 26, 1956 (aged 81) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Renée Audette ( m. 1907) |
| 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 later that year in a by-election held 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]
References
- Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
Further reading
- Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell, L. Brault (1963) (in French)