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Isidore Proulx

Canadian politician

Died when: 64 years 137 days (772 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Isidore Proulx

Isidore Proulx (March 13, 1840 – July 28, 1904) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure.He represented Prescott in the House of Commons of Canada, as a Liberal Party member from 1891 to 1904.

Proulx was born in Saint-Hermas, Lower Canada 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 Plantagenet, Ontario in 1881, where he was a justice of the peace and served five years as reeve for .

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.


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