Edmond Proulx
| Edmond Proulx | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Prescott | |
| In office 1904–1921 | |
| Preceded by | Isidore Proulx |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Binette |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Prescott | |
| In office 1923–1929 | |
| Preceded by | Gustave Évanturel |
| Succeeded by | Joseph St. Denis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1875 St-Hermas, Quebec |
| Died | December 26, 1956 (aged 81) Sudbury, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Isidore Proulx, father Marcel Proulx, grandson |
Edmond Proulx (May 21, 1875 – December 26, 1956) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Prescott in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1904 to 1921 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as an Independent Liberal from 1923 to 1929.
He was born in Saint-Hermas, Quebec in 1875, the son of Isidore Proulx and Philomène Lalande,[1] and grew up in Plantagenet, Ontario. Proulx studied at the Collège Bourget in Rigaud, Quebec, the University of Ottawa, St. Michael's College, Toronto and Osgoode Hall. He articled in Ottawa and Toronto, was called to the bar and set up practice in L'Orignal in 1904. He was elected to the House of Commons later that year in a by-election held after the death of his father. In 1907, he married Renée Audette. Proulx ran unsuccessfully for the Prescott seat as an Independent Liberal in 1921 but was elected to the provincial assembly two years later, defeating Gustave Évanturel, the official Liberal candidate. In 1929, he was named a judge for Sudbury district.
Proulx retired from the bench in 1950. He died in Sudbury at the age of 81.[1]
References
- Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell, L. Brault (1963) (French)
External links
- Edmond Proulx – Parliament of Canada biography
- Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario