Joseph-Marcellin Wilson (November 26, 1859 – September 10, 1940) was a
Canadian merchant and
senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
.
Born in
ÃŽle Bizard,
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 ...
, he was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1911. A
Liberal, he represented the
senatorial division of Saurel, Quebec. He resigned in February 1940.
He died in 1940 and is buried in
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery.
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1859 births
1940 deaths
Canadian senators from Quebec
Liberal Party of Canada senators
People from L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
French Quebecers
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