Edmond Proulx

Edmond Proulx
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 (1875-05-21)May 21, 1875
Saint-Hermas, Quebec, Canada
Died December 26, 1956(1956-12-26) (aged 81)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s)
Renée Audette (m. 1907)
Occupation Lawyer

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.

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

  1. 1 2 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)
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