Victor Gladu (April 16, 1844 – December 1, 1897) was a

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and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1886 to 1897 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of notary Victor Gladu and Adée Perrin, and was educated at the

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College in Montreal, Quebec. Pilon articled as a notary with

Félix Geoffrion Félix Geoffrion, (October 3, 1832 – August 7, 1894) was a Canadian notary and politician. Born in Varennes, Lower Canada, the son of Félix Geoffrion and Catherine Brodeur, he was trained and practised as a notary. He was elected to t ...

, qualified to practise in 1886 and set up practice in Saint-François-du-Lac. In 1868, he married Marie Gill. He was a real estate agent for John Joseph Caldwell Abbott. Gladu was secretary-treasurer for the Agricultural Society for

Yamaska County 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, ...

. He also served as mayor of Saint-François-du-Lac and warden for the county. Gladu ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1881 and for a seat in the House of Commons in 1882. He was defeated in the general election in 1897, losing to

Albéric-Archie Mondou Albéric-Archie Mondou (February 2, 1872 – February 13, 1951) was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1897 and Yamaska in the House of Commons of Canada from 1911 to 1917 ...

, then won the by-election held later that year. Pilon died in office at Saint-François-du-Lac at the age of 53. His son Oscar served in the Canadian House of Commons.

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* Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Mayors of places in Quebec 1844 births 1897 deaths {{Quebec-mayor-stub