Edmond Savard (October 26, 1862 – October 22, 1925) was a physician and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1917 to 1925 as a Liberal. He was born in

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, the son of Idas Savard and Démérise Tremblay, and was educated at the Séminaire de Chicoutimi and the

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. Savard practised medicine in

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. In 1889, he married Éva Robitaille. He served with

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during the

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. Savard was mayor of Chicoutimi from 1902 to 1906. He served as

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for Chicoutimi from 1904 to 1908 and was sheriff from 1907 to 1917. Savard was defeated by Joseph Girard when he ran a seat in the House of Commons in 1904. He died in Chicoutimi at the age of 62 a week before the 1925 federal election. His brother Paul Vilmond also served in the House of Commons.

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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Laurier Liberals Liberal Party of Canada MPs 1862 births 1925 deaths Canadian coroners 20th-century mayors of places in Quebec 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Université Laval alumni {{Quebec-mayor-stub