François-Xavier Paradis
François-Xavier Paradis (February 9, 1844 — June 27, 1910) was a Canadian politician.
François-Xavier Paradis | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Napierville | |
| In office December 9, 1890 – February 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Laurent-David Lafontaine |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Lafontaine |
| MP for Napierville | |
| In office December 9, 1890 – February 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Ste-Marie |
| Succeeded by | Dominique Monet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 9, 1844 Saint-Rémi, Quebec |
| Died | June 27, 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 Ste-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.
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]
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.