Élie-Oscar Bertrand (March 3, 1894 – October 21, 1980) was a businessman and political figure in

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

, Canada. Bertrand represented Prescott in the

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as a Liberal member from 1929 to 1949. He was born in

L'Orignal, Ontario L'Orignal () is a Franco-Ontarian village and former municipality, now part of Champlain Township in eastern Ontario, Canada. Its population in 2016 was 1,450. L'Orignal likely took its name from its location on the Ottawa River once known a ...

in 1894, the son of Louis Bertrand. He married Armande Scott in 1915. He was a merchant at L'Orignal and served as clerk for the municipal council and was mayor from 1922 to 1929. Bertrand was first elected to the House of Commons in a 1929 by-election held after

Louis-Mathias Auger Louis-Mathias Auger (April 3, 1902 – March 6, 1966) was an Ontario teacher and political figure. He represented Prescott in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1926 to 1929. He was born in Contrecoeur, Quebec in 1902, t ...

resigned his seat. He held the Prescott seat until he was defeated in 1949 by Raymond Bruneau. Shortly afterwards, Bertrand was named to the Canadian Farm Loan Board, a predecessor to

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References

* ''Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell'', L. Brault (1963)

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* 1894 births 1980 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario Franco-Ontarian people 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Ontario-mayor-stub