J. Paul Tardif (February 18, 1908 – August 3, 1998) was an

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businessman and political figure. He represented Russell in the

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as a

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from 1959 to 1968. He was born in

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in 1908, the son of A.-T. Tardif and Marie Côté. In 1933, Tardif married Cecile-H. Quesnel. Tardif served as school commissioner, a member of Ottawa city council, city controller and deputy mayor. He was first elected to parliament in a 1959 by-election held after the death of

Joseph-Omer Gour Joseph-Omer Gour (born Joseph-Omer Gourd; November 12, 1893 – March 24, 1959) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented Russell in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1945 to 1959. He was bo ...

. After his term in office, Tardif served ten years as a citizenship court judge.

Electoral record

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Paul Tardif J. Paul Tardif (February 18, 1908 – August 3, 1998) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Russell in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal from 1959 to 1968. He was born in Ottawa in 1908, the son of A.-T. ...

, align="right", 21,070 , Progressive Conservative , Wilbur Nixon , align="right", 14,152 , Co-operative Commonwealth , Denis Kalman , align="right", 1,077

References

* ''Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell'', L. Brault (1963)

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1908 births 1998 deaths Businesspeople from Ottawa Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Franco-Ontarian people Ottawa city councillors Ottawa controllers {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub