Louis-Étienne Parent

Louis-Étienne Parent (21 August 1875 – 24 May 1960) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Grenville, Quebec and became an industrialist and lumber merchant.

Louis-Étienne Parent
Member of Parliament
for Terrebonne
In office
July 1930  March 1940
Preceded byJules-Édouard Prévost
Succeeded byLionel Bertrand
Personal details
Born(1875-08-21)21 August 1875
Grenville, Quebec
Died24 May 1960(1960-05-24) (aged 84)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Perrault
m. 19 September 1898[1]
Professionindustrialist, lumber merchant

Parent attended Plateau Academy in Montreal and was also privately educated.[1]

Parent was mayor of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec from 1906 to 1931. In 1929, he was also President of the Lumber Merchants Association of Quebec.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Terrebonne riding in the 1930 general election then re-elected in 1935. He was defeated in the 1940 election by Lionel Bertrand, an independent Liberal candidate.

References

  1. Normandin, A.L. (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
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