John Hugh Proudfoot (18 May 1912 – 30 November 1980) was a

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member of the

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. He was a breeder and lumberman by career. The son of A.G. Proudfoot and Esther M. Creighton, Hugh Proudfoot was born in

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where he served as mayor from 1945 to 1950. In 1937, he married Iva Winifred Langford. In the 1949 federal election, he won a Parliamentary seat at the Pontiac—Témiscamingue riding. Proudfoot was re-elected for successive terms in

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and

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, then in

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was defeated by

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of the Progressive Conservative party. Proudfoot died in 1980, aged 68.Quebec Death Index, 1926–1996

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* 1912 births 1980 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Anglophone Quebec people Liberal Party of Canada MPs People from Outaouais Mayors of places in Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub