Hugh Proudfoot
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John Hugh Proudfoot was a Liberal party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was a breeder and lumberman by career.
The son of A.G. Proudfoot and Esther M. Creighton,
Hugh Proudfoot was born in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec where he served as mayor from 1945 to 1950. In 1937, he married Eva Winifred Langford. In the 1949 federal election
, he won a Parliamentary seat at the Pontiac—Témiscamingue
riding. Proudfoot was re-elected for successive terms in 1953
and 1957
, then in 1958
was defeated by Paul Martineau
of the Progressive Conservative party
.
Proudfoot died in 1981.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was a breeder and lumberman by career.
The son of A.G. Proudfoot and Esther M. Creighton,
Hugh Proudfoot was born in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec where he served as mayor from 1945 to 1950. In 1937, he married Eva Winifred Langford. In the 1949 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1949
The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...
, he won a Parliamentary seat at the Pontiac—Témiscamingue
Pontiac—Témiscamingue
Pontiac—Témiscamingue was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1947 from Pontiac riding.It was defined to consist of:* the county of Pontiac;...
riding. Proudfoot was re-elected for successive terms in 1953
Canadian federal election, 1953
The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St...
and 1957
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
, then in 1958
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
was defeated by Paul Martineau
Paul Martineau
Paul Raymond Martineau, PC, QC, KCSG was a Canadian politician, lawyer, crown attorney and judge.The son of Alphonse Martineau and Lucienne Lemieux, Martineau grew up in the Quebec portion of the Ottawa Valley. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941 from the University of Ottawa...
of the Progressive Conservative party
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
.
Proudfoot died in 1981.