Frederick Debartzch Monk
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Frederick Debartzch Monk, PC , BCL , QC (April 6, 1856 – May 15, 1914) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Samuel Cornwallis Monk and Caroline Debartzch, he received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1877 from McGill University and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1878. From 1888 to 1914, he taught in the faculty of law at the Université Laval. In 1893, he was made a Queen's Counsel.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1896 as a Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Jacques Cartier. He was re-elected in 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1911. He resigned in 1914. From 1911 to 1912, he was the Minister of Public Works.
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
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| Preceded by Napoléon Charbonneau |
Member of Parliament for Jacques Cartier 1896-1914 |
Succeeded by Joseph Adélard Descarries |
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| Preceded by William Pugsley |
Minister of Public Works 1911-10-10-1912-10-28 |
Succeeded by Louis Coderre |
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