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 1874 - 1943 (68 years)
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Pierre Edouard Blondin [1] |
| Biography |
From 1874 to 1943 |
- Biography
He was born on December 14, 1874.
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the Quebec riding of Champlain in 1908 and 1911 . A Conservative , he was defeated in Laurier—Outremont during the 1917 wartime election held during the Conscription Crisis of 1917 when conscription was highly unpopular in Quebec .
He held many cabinet positions in Sir Robert Borden 's Cabinet , including Postmaster General, Minister of Mines, Secretary of State of Canada , and Minister of Inland Revenue. As well, he was Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons.
In March 1917, he resigned his position as Postmaster General of Canada to become a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian Army. He then went on a recruitment tour in a bid to get more French Canadians to join the war effort.
In 1918, he was called to the Senate of Canada , representing the senatorial division of The Laurentides, Quebec, and was re-appointed to the Cabinet as Postmaster General of Canada . From 1930 to 1936, he was the Speaker of the Senate of Canada .
He died in office on October 29, 1943.
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| Birth |
14 Dec 1874 |
St-Francois du Lac, Québec, Canada  [1] |
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Male |
| Occupation |
From 1908 to 1917 |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament |
| Occupation |
From 1911 to 1920 |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Prime Minister |
| Occupation |
From 1914 to 1917 |
| Minister of Inland Revenue |
| Occupation |
From 1915 to 1917 |
| Minister of Mines |
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From 1915 to 1917 |
| Secretary of State of Canada |
| Occupation |
From 1917 to 1921 |
| Postmaster General |
| Occupation |
From 1918 to 1943 |
| Senator for the Laurentides, Quebec |
 Census |
1 Jun 1921 |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Age: 46y |
Address:
199 Wurtemberg Street |
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French [1] |
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1 Jun 1921 |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Married |
Address:
199 Wurtemberg Street |
| Occupation |
1 Jun 1921 |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Politician |
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| Residence |
1 Jun 1921 |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Address:
199 Wurtemberg Street |
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| Occupation |
From 1930 to 1936 |
| Speaker of the Senate of Canada |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic [1] |
| Death |
29 Oct 1943 |
| Person ID |
I128497 |
Lowertown |
| Last Modified |
16 Jan 2024 |
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| Census - Age: 46y,Address:
199 Wurtemberg Street - 1 Jun 1921 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Fact - Married,Address:
199 Wurtemberg Street - 1 Jun 1921 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Politician - 1 Jun 1921 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Address:
199 Wurtemberg Street - 1 Jun 1921 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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