Médéric Martin
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Médéric Martin (January 22, 1869 – June 12, 1946) was a Canadian politician.
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[edit] Background
Born to Salomon Martin, a carpenter and Virginie Lafleur, Martin studied at St. Eustache College and went on to open a cigar store in Montreal's East End and soon became a populist politician, best known for stirring up suspicion against English Montreal residents.
[edit] Member of the house of Commons
He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Sainte-Marie in the city's east side from 1906 to 1917.
[edit] City Councillor
But he was best known as a city politician. He was elected to the City Council in 1906 and represented the Papineau Ward. He was re-elected in 1908, but was defeated in 1910. He was re-elected again in 1912.
[edit] Mayor of Montreal
In 1914 Martin was elected Mayor of Montreal. He was re-elected in 1916, 1918 and 1921, but lost against Charles Duquette in 1924. He was re-elected again in 1926, but was defeated by bitter rival Camillien Houde in 1928. His 12 years as mayor of Montreal made him, at the time, the city's longest-serving mayor.
Martin oversaw the city during a period when several other adjacent municipalities were merged, including Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and much of the predominantly French speaking east side. He considered Montreal's new French-demographic dominance to be justification for discontinuing the longstanding tradition of alternating mayors between English and French speakers, a practice that has never returned.
[edit] External links
- http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/biographies/147.html (French)
- http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/m-n/martme.htm (French)
- Parliament of Canada biography
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| Preceded by Camille Piché |
Member of Parliament for St. Mary 1906–1917 |
Succeeded by Hermas Deslauriers |
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| Preceded by Édouard Chausée |
City Councillor, District of Papineau # 1 1906–1910 |
Succeeded by Émile Gauvin |
| Preceded by Émile Gauvin |
City Councillor, District of Papineau # 1 1912–1914 |
Succeeded by Julien Therrien |
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