Jules-Édouard Prévost (21 November 1871 – 13 October 1943) was a Laurier Liberal and Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec and became a journalist and publisher.
The Hon. Jules-Édouard Prévost | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Terrebonne | |
| In office December 1917 – June 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Gédéon Rochon |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Étienne Parent |
| Senator for Mille Isles, Quebec | |
| In office June 1930 – October 1943 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Napoléon Kemner Laflamme |
| Succeeded by | Armand Daigle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1871 Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 13 October 1943 (aged 71) |
| Political party | Laurier Liberals Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Hermine Smith m. 16 July 1912[1] |
| Profession | journalist, publisher |
Prévost attended Collège Saint-Suplice in Montreal then studied further in Paris and Rome. He was a director of the newspaper l'Avenir du Nord. In 1910, he became a member of Quebec's Council of Public Instruction and from 1914 to 1916 was president of the French Aid Society for Terrebonne County.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Terrebonne riding under the Laurier Liberals in the 1917 general election. After this, he was re-elected as a Liberal in 1921, 1925 and 1926.
During his term in the 16th Canadian Parliament, Prévost was appointed to the Senate on 3 June 1930 and remained in that role until his death on 13 October 1943.
His uncle was politician Wilfrid Prévost, father of politician Jean Prévost.
Electoral record edit
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jules-Édouard Prévost | 7,060 | 75.7 | +3.4 | ||||
| Conservative | Léopold Nantel | 2,270 | 24.3 | -3.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,330 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jules-Édouard Prévost | 6,789 | 72.2 | +1.3 | ||||
| Conservative | Léopold Nantel | 2,609 | 27.8 | -1.3 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,398 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Jules-Édouard Prévost | 8,882 | 71.0 | |||||
| Conservative | Guillaume-André Fauteux | 3,636 | 29.0 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 12,518 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Jules-Édouard Prévost | acclaimed | ||||||
References edit
External links edit
- Jules-Édouard Prévost – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Jules-Édouard Prévost". Canadian Historical Portraits. Ville de Montréal. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
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