Edmond Fortier
Canadian politician
Died when: 72 years 78 days (866 months)Star Sign: Aries
Edmond Louis Philippe Fortier (April 10, 1849 – June 27, 1921) was a Canadian politician.Born in St-Gervais, Bellechasse County, Canada East, 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 Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1890.
He was mayor of Lambton, Quebec.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 Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1911.
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