Georges Parent (15 December 1879 – 14 December 1942) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Speaker of the Senate of Canada from 1940 until 1942.
The Hon. Georges Parent | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montmorency | |
| In office 1904–1911 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Chase-Casgrain |
| Succeeded by | Rodolphe Forget |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Quebec West | |
| In office 1917–1930 | |
| Preceded by | William Power |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Dupré |
| Senator for Kennebec, Quebec | |
| In office 1930–1942 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Louis Lavergne |
| Succeeded by | Cyrille Vaillancourt |
| Speaker of the Senate | |
| In office 9 May 1940 – 14 December 1942 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Edward Foster |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Vien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1879 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 14 December 1942 (aged 62) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Simon-Napoléon Parent, father Charles Parent, brother |
Parent was born in Quebec City, the son of Simon-Napoléon Parent who served as Premier of Quebec from 1900 to 1905 and Mayor of Quebec City from 1894 until 1905.[1]
He studied law at Université Laval and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1904 and joined the law firm of Fitzpatrick, Parent, Taschereau, Roy and Cannon in Quebec City.[1]
That same year, at the age of 25, Parent was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1904 federal election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Montmorency, Quebec. As the youngest Member of Parliament and was asked by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to second the motion on the Speech from the Throne.[1] He was re-elected in 1908 but defeated in the 1911.[2]
Out of office, Parent returned to his legal practice and pursued various business interests. He ultimately became president of Citadel Brick Ltd., Equitable Enterprises and of Wolfesfield Ltd., vice-president of Donnacona Paper Company and was a director of several other firms including the publisher of Le Soleil newspaper.[2]
Parent returned to Parliament in the 1917 federal election as a Laurier-Liberal representing Quebec West. He remained an MP until 3 June 1930, when he was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King prior to the 1930 federal election.[2]
In 1940, King named him Speaker of the Senate on 9 May 1940. Parent died in office on 14 December 1942.[2]
Electoral record
edit| 1904 Canadian federal election: Montmorency | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Georges Parent | 1,292 | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Chase-Casgrain | 1,035 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Montmorency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Georges Parent | 1,388 | ||||||
| Conservative | Antoine Gobeil | 1,073 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Montmorency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Rodolphe Forget | 1,359 | ||||||
| Liberal | Georges Parent | 1,292 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Georges Parent | 6,392 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Henri Chassé | 460 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Georges Parent | 8,741 | ||||||
| Conservative | Pierre Bertrand | 4,715 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Georges Parent | 7,561 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Ratté | 6,059 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Georges Parent | 7,501 | ||||||
| Conservative | Camilien Joseph Lockwell | 6,495 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Speakers of the Senate: Georges Parent, Parliament of Canada website". Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
- ^ a b c d Georges Parent – Parliament of Canada biography
External links
edit- "Parent, Georges". Répertoire du patrimoine bâti (in French). City of Quebec. Retrieved 22 September 2024.