Isidore Proulx (March 13, 1840 – July 28, 1904) was an

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farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented

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in the

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, as a

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member from 1891 to 1904. Proulx was born in

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in 1840, and he served as clerk for Saint-Hermas for 20 years. In 1861, he married Philomène Lalande. Proulx ran unsuccessfully in the riding of Deux-Montagnes for a seat in the Quebec legislative assembly in 1874. He moved to

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in 1881, where he was a justice of the peace and served five years as reeve for North Plantagenet Township. His first election in 1891 was declared invalid after an appeal but he won the subsequent by-election. After his death in office in 1904, his son Edmond was elected to replace him in the House of Commons. , - , Liberal , Isidore Proulx , align="right", acclaimed

References

* ''Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell'', L. Brault (1963) * * * 1840 births 1904 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Franco-Ontarian people Canadian justices of the peace 19th-century mayors of places in Ontario 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub