Edmond Fortier

Edmond Louis Philippe Fortier (April 10, 1849 June 27, 1921) was a Canadian politician.

Edmond Louis Philippe Fortier
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lotbinière
In office
1900–1917
Preceded byCôme Isaïe Rinfret
Succeeded byThomas Vien
Personal details
Born(1849-04-10)April 10, 1849
St-Gervais, Bellechasse County, Canada East
DiedJune 27, 1921(1921-06-27) (aged 72)
Political partyLiberal

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.

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