Edmond Louis Philippe Fortier (April 10, 1849 – June 27, 1921) was a

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politician. Born in St-Gervais, Bellechasse County,

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, the son of Octave-Cyrille Fortier, a Quebec politician, and Henriette-Émilie Ruel, Fortier was educated at the Laval Normal School, Quebec. A farmer, he ran unsuccessfully in the electoral district of Beauce against Jean Blanchet for the

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in 1890. He was mayor of

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. He served for nineteen years in the Militia and was Captain of the 23rd Battalion of Beauce. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Lotbinière in a 1900 by-election. A

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, he was re-elected in 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1911.

Electoral record

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1849 births Liberal Party of Canada MPs Mayors of places in Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec 1921 deaths {{Quebec-mayor-stub