Joseph-Émery Robidoux, (March 10, 1843 – March 15, 1929) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1884 to 1892 and from 1897 to 1900 as a

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. He was born in Saint-Philippe, Canada East, the son of Toussaint Robidoux and Marguerite Demers, and was educated at the

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, at the Collège Sainte-Marie and

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. Robidoux was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1866 and set up practice at

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, practising with Thomas Fortin,

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and Cuthbert-Alphonse Chênevert. In 1878, he was named

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. Robidoux also taught law at McGill University, where he was professor emeritus from 1890 to 1928. In 1882, he was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons. Robidoux was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1884 by-election held after the death of Édouard Laberge. He served in the Quebec cabinet as provincial secretary in 1890 and again from 1897 to 1900 and as attorney general from 1890 to 1891. He was defeated by William Greig when he ran for reelection in 1892 but was elected again in 1897, defeating Greig. Robidoux was bâtonnier for the Montreal bar in 1895 and 1896, president of the

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in 1896 and bâtonnier for the Quebec bar in 1896 and 1897. He was named a chevalier in the French

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in 1908. He was married twice: to Sophie Sancer in 1868 and to Clara Sancer, his first wife's sister, in 1878. He resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly after being named judge in the Quebec Superior Court for Trois-Rivières district in 1900. In 1901, he was transferred to Montreal district and, in 1906, to Terrebonne district. He retired from the bench in 1916. Robidoux died at Montréal at the age of 86 and was buried in the

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References

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''Les juges de la province de Québec'' (1933)
Roy, PG p. 469 {{DEFAULTSORT:Robidoux, Joseph-Emery 1843 births 1929 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Judges in Quebec Knights of the Legion of Honour People from Montérégie Canadian King's Counsel McGill University alumni Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery