Joseph Adélard Descarries
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Joseph Adélard Descarries (1853-11-07 – 1927-07-25) was a French Canadian lawyer and politician.
Born in Saint-Timothée, Canada East, Descarries was educated at McGill University and Laval University in Montreal. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1879 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1903.
From 1897 to 1906, he was mayor of Lachine, Quebec. In 1882, 1883, and 1884, he ran unsuccessfully for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. He was elected as a Conservative candidate in 1892. He resigned in 1895 and was defeated in 1895 by-election in the federal riding of Jacques Cartier. He was elected in a 1915 by-election as the Conservative candidate and did not run in 1917. He ran unsuccessfully as an Independent candidate in the 1921 federal election.
[edit] External links
- Joseph-Adélard DESCARRIES at the Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
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| Preceded by Frederick Debartzch Monk |
Member of Parliament from Jacques Cartier 1915–1917 |
Succeeded by David Arthur Lafortune |
