Joseph Edmond Marcile (October 22, 1854 – November 5, 1925) was a Canadian politician. Born in Contrecœur,

Canada East Canada East (french: links=no, Canada-Est) was the northeastern portion of the United Province of Canada. Lord Durham's Report investigating the causes of the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions recommended merging those two colonies. The new ...

, Marcile was educated at the Acton Vale Model School. A merchant, he was a city councillor and mayor of Acton Vale, Quebec. He was first elected to the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

for the Quebec electoral district of Bagot in an 1898 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP,

Flavien Dupont Flavien Dupont (February 13, 1847 – March 12, 1898) was a Canadian notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bagot in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1876 to 1878 and Bagot in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 ...

. A Liberal, he would remain undefeated in the following seven elections and serve for almost 27 years until dying in office in 1925.

Electoral record

, Liberal , Joseph-Edmond Marcile , align="right", 1,431 , Conservative , L.T. Brodeur , align="right", 1,384

References

* 1854 births 1925 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Mayors of Acton Vale, Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub