Joseph Ernest Cyr

Joseph Ernest Cyr (September 4, 1854 – April 12, 1929) was a Canadian politician.[1]

Joseph Ernest Cyr
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Provencher
In office 1904–1908
Preceded by	Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière
Succeeded by	John Patrick Molloy
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from St. Boniface
In office 1883–1888
Personal details
Born	September 4, 1854 Montreal, Quebec
Died	April 12, 1929 (aged 74)
Political party	Liberal

Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Michel Cyr and Mary-Louise Moquin,[2] Cyr was educated at St. Laurent College near Montreal. He moved to St. Boniface, Manitoba in 1882[3] and was mayor in 1885.[1] A notary,[3] he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in an 1883 by-election held following the death of Alexander Kittson.[4] Cyr was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1888. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the federal riding of Provencher in 1887,[2] then was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Provencher in 1904.[1] In 1910, Cyr was named Superintendent of Dominion Public Works in Winnipeg.[2]

He married Adelaide Cesarine Senez in 1875.[3]

References

1. Joseph Ernest Cyr – Parliament of Canada biography
2. "Joseph Ernest Cyr (1854-1929)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
3. The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
4. Robertson, John Palmerston (1887). A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-west Territories. Call printing Company. pp. 92–94. Retrieved 2012-10-05.