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Emmanuel Berchmans Devlin
Emmanuel Berchmans Devlin, (December 24, 1872 – August 30, 1921) was a Canadians, Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Aylmer, Quebec, the son of pioneer Aylmer mayor and merchant Charles Devlin (mayor), Charles Devlin (b. Meera, County Roscommon) and Hellen Roney (b. Stewarton, Scotland), and the last of nine children, Devlin was educated at the Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, Collège Sainte-Marie in Montreal and Mount St Mary's College in Derbyshire, England. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws degree from McGill University and a Master of Arts degree from Laval University in Quebec. Called to the Bar of Quebec, Quebec bar in 1895 and named King's Counsel in 1906; Devlin practised law in Montreal until 1901 when he moved to Hull. There, he became a partner in the law firm of Devlin and Ste. Marie, pleaded many notable cases, both civil and criminal in nature,"''Canadian Men and Women of the Time 1912''" by Henry James Morgan and served as solic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright (electoral District)
Wright was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1948. This Riding (division), riding was created in 1892 from parts of the County of Ottawa riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into Gatineau (electoral district), Gatineau riding. Geography In 1892, it consisted of the city of Hull, the town of Aylmer, the township of Templeton, including the village of Pointe-à-Gatineau, the townships of Hull, Eardley, Masham, Wakefield, Lowe, Denholm, Aylwin, Hincks, Bowman, Bigelow, Blake, Northfield, Wright, Bouchette, Cameron, Wabasse, Bouthillier, Kensington, Maniwaki, Egan, Lytton, Sicotte, Aumond, Robertson, and all the unorganized territories west of the River du Lièvre to the southern boundary of the county of Montcalm. In 1903, it was redefined to consist of: * the townships of Aylwin, Aumond, Baskatong, Bouchette, Cameron, Denholm, Eardley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |