Joseph Ernest Oscar Gladu (October 25, 1870 – December 25, 1920) was a Canadian politician, who served in 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 ...

from 1904 to 1911, and from 1917 to 1920."Oscar Gladu Passes Away". ''

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'', December 27, 1920. Born in Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska County, Quebec, the son of

Victor Gladu Victor Gladu (April 16, 1844 – December 1, 1897) was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1897 as a Liberal. He was born in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada ...

and Mary Gill, Gladu was educated at St. Mary's Jesuit College in Montreal, Quebec. A notary by profession, he was first elected to the

for the electoral district of

Yamaska Yamaska is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,644. Demographics Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, ...

in the general elections of 1904. A Liberal, he was re-elected in

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

and was defeated in

1911 A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...

. He was re-elected in

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

. He died in office in 1920."Death of Oscar Gladu Means Another By-election". ''

'', December 28, 1920.

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The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
1870 births 1920 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub