Prosper-Edmond Lessard

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Prosper-Edmond Lessard (born: February 3, 1873 died: April 11, 1931) was a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA) and a former Canadian Senator.

In the 1909 Alberta general election, Prosper was Acclaimed as the Alberta Liberal Party MLA for the new Pakan electoral district. After serving 1 term Pakan was abolished and he became the MLA for St. Paul in the 1913 Alberta general election. He was re-elected again for a third term in 1917 and defeated by Jospeh Joly from the United Farmers of Alberta in the 1921 Alberta general election.

In 1925 he was appointed to the Canadian Senate and served until his death in 1931. His senate division was St. Paul where he served his years as an MLA.

His unique downtown Edmonton area home has been declared a heritage site.

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Preceded by:
New District		 MLA Pakan
1909–1913		 Succeeded by:
District Abolished
Preceded by:
New District		 MLA St. Paul
1913–1921		 Succeeded by:
Joseph Joly
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