John Hugh Proudfoot (18 May 1912 – 30 November 1980) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a breeder and lumberman by career.
Hugh Proudfoot | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Pontiac—Témiscamingue | |
| In office June 1949 – March 1958 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Hugh Proudfoot 18 May 1912 Fort-Coulonge, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 30 November 1980 (aged 68) Shawville, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | breeder, lumberman |
The son of A.G. Proudfoot and Esther M. Creighton, [1] Hugh Proudfoot was born in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec where he served as mayor from 1945 to 1950.[2] In 1937, he married Iva Winifred Langford.[1] In the 1949 federal election, he won a Parliamentary seat at the Pontiac—Témiscamingue riding. Proudfoot was re-elected for successive terms in 1953 and 1957, then in 1958 was defeated by Paul Martineau of the Progressive Conservative party.
Proudfoot died in 1980, aged 68.[3]
Electoral record
edit| 1949 Canadian federal election: Pontiac–Témiscamingue | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hugh Proudfoot | 7,817 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John McLean Argue | 5,149 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Philippe Chabot | 3,041 | ||||||
| Union des électeurs | Charles-Alfred Sauvé | 1,562 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas Langford Campbell | 362 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election: Pontiac–Témiscamingue | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hugh Proudfoot | 9,041 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hector Bélec | 6,373 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Pontiac–Témiscamingue | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hugh Proudfoot | 8,642 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul-A. Martineau | 7,878 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ "Répertoire des élus municipaux en Outaouais de 1845 à 1975 : Fort-Coulonge" (in French). Centre régional d'archives de l'Outaouais (Outaouais Regional Archives Centre). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ Quebec Death Index, 1926–1996
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