Adolphe-Philippe Caron

The Honourable Sir Adolphe-Philippe Caron

Sir Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron, PC, KCMG (24 December 1843 – 20 April 1908), was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is now best remembered as the Minister of Militia and Defence in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald and his role during the North-West Rebellion of 1885.

He was born in Quebec City in 1843, the son of René-Édouard Caron, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and McGill College. He was called to the bar in 1865 and entered practice with a law firm in Quebec City, later becoming a partner. A Conservative party member, Caron was elected six times to the Canadian House of Commons, first winning election in a by-election in 1873, where he won a seat as a Member of Parliament representing the electoral district of Quebec County. He defended this seat in 1874, 1878, 1880, 1882 and 1887. In the 1891 election he was elected as the MP for Rimouski, and in 1896 as the MP for Three Rivers and St. Maurice. From 1892–1896 he served as Postmaster General of Canada.

After Caron left politics in 1900, he returned to practicing law. He died at Montreal in 1908 after having been ill for several months.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau	Member of Parliament from Quebec County 1867–1891	Succeeded by Jules Joseph Taschereau Frémont
Preceded by Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset	Member of Parliament from Rimouski 1891–1896	Succeeded by Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset
Preceded by None	Member of Parliament from Three Rivers and St. Maurice 1896–1900	Succeeded by Jacques Bureau
Political offices
Preceded by Alexander Campbell	Minister of Militia and Defence 1880–1892	Succeeded by Mackenzie Bowell
Preceded by John Graham Haggart	Postmaster General 1892–1896	Succeeded by Louis-Olivier Taillon