Isidore Proulx, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Saint-Hermas, Quebec, Canada
About Isidore Proulx
- Isidore Proulx (March 13, 1840 – July 28, 1904) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure.
- He represented Prescott in the House of Commons of Canada, as a Liberal Party member from 1891 to 1904. Proulx was born in Saint-Hermas, Lower Canada in 1840, and he served as clerk for Saint-Hermas for 20 years.
- In 1861, he married Philomène Lalande.
- Proulx ran unsuccessfully in the riding of Deux-Montagnes for a seat in the Quebec legislative assembly in 1874.
- He moved to Plantagenet, Ontario in 1881, where he was a justice of the peace and served five years as reeve for North Plantagenet Township.
- His first election in 1891 was declared invalid after an appeal but he won the subsequent by-election.
- After his death in office in 1904, his son Edmond was elected to replace him in the House of Commons.
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