Frederick Arthur Monk (July 16, 1884 – February 16, 1954) was a

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politician.

Background

He was born in

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on July 16, 1884 and was the son of

Frederick Debartzch Monk Frederick Debartzch Monk, (April 6, 1856 – May 15, 1914) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Montreal, Canada East, Monk was the son of Justice Samuel Cornwallis Monk (1814–1888) and Rosalie Caroline Debartzch (1819–1889), ...

Member of the legislature

He was elected as the

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(ALN) candidate to the

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for the district of

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. He refused to join the newly formed Union Nationale and ran as an

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candidate in

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, but was defeated.

Death

He died on February 16, 1954.

References

1884 births 1954 deaths Action libérale nationale MNAs Politicians from Montreal Burials at Mount Royal Cemetery 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-MNA-stub