Charles-Édouard Ferland (2 March 1892 – 8 January 1974) was a Canadian jurist and

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member of the House of Commons of Canada and Senate of Canada. He was born in Sainte-Élisabeth, Quebec in Joliette County and became a lawyer by career. Ferland attended seminary at Joliette then the

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where he received

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, Ph.L and LL.L degrees. He was first elected to Parliament at the Joliette riding in a by-election on 17 December 1928 then re-elected there in the 1930 general election. When riding boundaries were changed in 1933, Ferland sought re-election at the new

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riding and won that seat in the 1935 election and re-elected there in

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. After completing that term, he was appointed in 1945 to the Senate and remained in that post until April 1951 when he resigned to accept a position as a

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on the

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.Senatorial Resignations
, Parliament of Canada website

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* 1892 births 1974 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Canadian senators from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada senators Lawyers in Quebec People from Lanaudière Université de Montréal alumni Judges in Quebec {{Quebec-senator-stub