Isidore Proulx (March 13, 1840 – July 28, 1904) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented Prescott in the House of Commons of Canada, as a Liberal Party member from 1891 to 1904.

Isidore Proulx
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Prescott
In office
1891–1904
Preceded bySimon Labrosse
Succeeded byEdmond Proulx
Personal details
Born(1840-03-13)March 13, 1840
Saint-Hermas, Lower Canada
DiedJuly 28, 1904(1904-07-28) (aged 64)
Political partyLiberal
RelationsMarcel Proulx, Great-grandson
ChildrenEdmond Proulx

Proulx was born in Saint-Hermas, Lower Canada in 1840, and he served as clerk for Saint-Hermas for 20 years. In 1861, he married Philomène Lalande. Proulx ran unsuccessfully in the riding of Deux-Montagnes for a seat in the Quebec legislative assembly in 1874. He moved to Plantagenet, Ontario in 1881, where he was a justice of the peace and served five years as reeve for North Plantagenet Township. His first election in 1891 was declared invalid after an appeal but he won the subsequent by-election. After his death in office in 1904, his son Edmond was elected to replace him in the House of Commons.

1891 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Isidore Proulx 1,269
  Conservative Félix Routhier 608
  Unknown E. A. Johnson 532
  Unknown David Bertrand 335
By-election: On Mr. Proulx being unseated, 15 December 1891: Prescott
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Isidore Proulx acclaimed


1896 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Isidore Proulx 1,334
  Patrons of Industry Henry Joseph Cloran 996
  Conservative Dosithé Sabourin 902
1900 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Isidore Proulx 1,596
  Liberal Henry Joseph Cloran 1,177
  Conservative Dosithé Sabourin 1,049

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