Édouard Guilbault
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Édouard Guilbault was a manufacturer, merchant and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Joliette
in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1882 to 1888 as a Conservative
then independent Conservative member.
, Lower Canada
and was educated at the Collège Joliette. Guilbault served 33 years on the town council for Joliette, serving as mayor in 1875. He helped establish the agricultural society for Joliette County in 1854, serving as secretary and president for the society. His election to the House of Commons in 1882 was declared void but Guilbault won the by-election that followed later that year. He was elected again in 1887 by a single vote but that election was overturned after an appeal and he was defeated by Hilaire Neveu
in the 1889 by-election which followed. Guilbault was one of the founders of the Society of Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers in 1884. He took part in a protest held in 1885 against the execution of Louis Riel
.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Joliette
Joliette (electoral district)
Joliette is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935 and since 1968.-Geography:...
in 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...
from 1882 to 1888 as a Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
then independent Conservative member.
Life and work
He was born in Ste-MélanieSainte-Mélanie, Quebec
Sainte-Mélanie is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the western shores of the L'Assomption River.-History:...
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
and was educated at the Collège Joliette. Guilbault served 33 years on the town council for Joliette, serving as mayor in 1875. He helped establish the agricultural society for Joliette County in 1854, serving as secretary and president for the society. His election to the House of Commons in 1882 was declared void but Guilbault won the by-election that followed later that year. He was elected again in 1887 by a single vote but that election was overturned after an appeal and he was defeated by Hilaire Neveu
Hilaire Neveu
Hilaire Neveu was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Joliette in the Canadian House of Commons from 1889 to 1891 as a Nationalist/Liberal member....
in the 1889 by-election which followed. Guilbault was one of the founders of the Society of Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers in 1884. He took part in a protest held in 1885 against the execution of Louis Riel
Louis Riel
Louis David Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political and spiritual leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government and its first post-Confederation Prime Minister, Sir John A....
.