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Édouard Richard
Édouard-Émery Richard (March 14, 1844 – March 27, 1904) was a Canadian historian and politician. Richard was born in Princeville, Quebec to Louis-Eusèbe Richard and Hermine Prince. After receiving his law degree in 1867, taking courses at both Université Laval and McGill College, Richard began to practice in Arthabaskaville with Wilfrid Laurier.Roberts, Charles G. D. and Arthuer L. Tunnell, eds. ''A Standard Dictionary of Canadian Biography: The Canadian Who Was Who, Volume I.'' Toronto: Trans-Canada Press, 1934, pg. 428. He practiced for several years before being elected to the House of Commons from Mégantic in 1872 and was re-elected in 1874. His health forced him to not seek reelection in the 1878 Canadian Parliamentary elections. Politically, Richard was a liberal protectionist.Roberts and Tunnell, pg. 823 Richard became the sheriff of the North-West Territories soon after leaving the House of Commons, and remained in that position until January 1883. After re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mégantic (federal Electoral District)
Mégantic was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935, and from 1949 to 1968. History It was created by the British North America Act, 1867, ''British North America Act'', 1867. It was abolished in 1935 when it was redistributed into the Lotbinière (federal electoral district), Lotbinière and Mégantic—Frontenac electoral districts. The riding was created again in 1947 from Lotbinière (federal electoral district), Lotbinière and Mégantic—Frontenac, was defined to consist of: * the county of Mégantic, (except the municipalities of Nelson, Ste-Anastasie-de-Nelson and the village of Lyster), the city of Thetford Mines and the town of Black Lake; * that part of the county of Frontenac included in the municipalities of Courcelles, St-Vital-de-Lambton, St-Evariste-de-Forsyth, St-Méthode-de-Frontenac and the vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |