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Apr 10, 1849 Chaudière Appalaches, Quebec, Canada Died on 27 Jun 1921 (aged 72)
Canadian politician
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About Edmond Fortier
- 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 Lampton, 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.
