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 (1875-05-21)May 21, 1875
St-Hermas, Quebec
Died December 26, 1956(1956-12-26) (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

  1. 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

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