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Élie-Oscar Bertrand (March 3, 1894 – October 21, 1980) was a businessman and political figure in
Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, Canada. Bertrand represented Prescott in the
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as a
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member from 1929 to 1949. He was born in
L'Orignal, Ontario L'Orignal () is a Franco-Ontarian village and former municipality, now part of Champlain Township in eastern Ontario, Canada. Its population in 2016 was 1,450. L'Orignal likely took its name from its location on the Ottawa River once known as P ...
in 1894, the son of Louis Bertrand. He married Armande Scott in 1915. He was a merchant at L'Original and served as clerk for the municipal council and was mayor from 1922 to 1929. Bertrand was first elected to the House of Commons in a 1929 by-election held after
Louis-Mathias Auger Louis-Mathias Auger (April 3, 1902 – March 6, 1966) was an Ontario teacher and political figure. He represented Prescott in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1926 to 1929. He was born in Contrecoeur, Quebec in 1902, th ...
resigned his seat. He held the Prescott seat until he was defeated in 1949 by
Raymond Bruneau Raymond Bruneau (June 12, 1917 – July 5, 1971) was an Ontario translator and political figure. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Prescott and defeating the 24-year incumbent Liberal MP, Élie-Oscar Bertrand, t ...
. Shortly afterwards, Bertrand was named to the Canadian Farm Loan Board, a predecessor to
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, and served until 1960.


References

* ''Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell'', L. Brault (1963)


External links

* 1894 births 1980 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Mayors of places in Ontario Franco-Ontarian people {{Ontario-mayor-stub