Aristide Blais FRCS (October 18, 1875 – November 10, 1964) was a Canadian physician and Senator.
Aristide Blais | |
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| Senator for St. Albert, Alberta | |
| In office January 29, 1940 – November 10, 1964 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 18, 1875 Berthier, Quebec |
| Died | November 10, 1964 (aged 89) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Université Laval |
| Occupation | Physician, surgeon |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Early life
editBlais was born on October 18, 1875, in Berthier, Quebec, to Narcisse Blais and Philomène Buteau.[1] He attended Laval University earning a Bachelor of Science and medical degree in 1899.[1][2] Blais did two years of post-graduate medical studies in Paris.[3] He married Antoinette Bolduc on April 9, 1903, and they had one daughter together. He later married Marie Moriarty and they also had one daughter together.[1] Early in his medical career, Blais partnered with French-Canadian physician and Senator Philippe Roy in practice.[3]
During the World War I Blais served as a captain in the Canadian Army Medical Corps, later promoted to lieutenant-colonel, and was appointed in charge of the No. 6 Casualty Clearing Hospital in Saint-Cloud, France.[1] During his time he also served with the 38th Battalion and the 11th Field Ambulance Corps.[3]
Political life
editBlais was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1940 by Prime Minister Mackenzie King.[4] A Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of St. Albert, Alberta. Blais publicly noted his appointment to the Senate was a tribute to French Canadians in Alberta, and a fulfillment of former Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier's promise upon Alberta entering Confederation in 1905, that French Canadians in the province would always have a Senate representative.[3]
Blais served until his death on November 10, 1964, at 89 years of age, at Shaughnessy Military Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Normandin, G. Pierre, ed. (1964). "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd.: 75–76. ISBN 9781414401416. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "Aristide Blais". shfa.ca. The Société historique francophone de l'Alberta. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Aristide Blais: Doctor Served As Senator From Alberta". The Globe and Mail. November 12, 1964. p. 10.
- ^ "Edmonton Physician Gets Appointment To Senate". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 1940-01-30. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-04-06 – via Newspapers.com.
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