Émery Lalonde Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Émery Lalonde Jr.

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1851

Place of Birth: Sainte-Marthe, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 06-Jun-1925

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Émery Lalonde Jr.

  • Émery Lalonde (June 22, 1851 – June 6, 1925) was a physician and political figure in Quebec.
  • He represented Vaudreuil in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal member from 1890 to 1892 and from 1897 to 1901. He was born in Sainte-Marthe, Canada East, the son of Émery Lalonde and Marie-Claire-Louise Prévost.
  • Lalonde was educated at the Collège des Sulpiciens and the Victoria College of Medicine in Montreal.
  • He qualified as a doctor in 1873 and practised in Sainte-Marthe and Rigaud.
  • Also in 1873, he married Émélie-Rosalie Gariépy.
  • Lalonde ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1882 and 1886 and for a seat in the House of Commons in 1887.
  • His election in 1890 was appealed but he won the by-election that followed later that year.
  • He was defeated by Hilaire Cholette when he ran for reelection in 1892.
  • Lalonde was mayor of Rigaud from 1893 to 1900.
  • He raised bees for nearly forty years and was one of the founding members of the Apicultural Society for Quebec.
  • Lalonde was also an assessor for the federally operated Soulanges Canal.
  • He resigned his seat in the assembly in 1901 after being named co-registrar for Montréal-Est.
  • Lalonde died in Montreal at the age of 73 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

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