Wilfrid Prévost (April 30, 1832 – February 15, 1898) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Two Mountains in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1875.
Wilfrid Prévost | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Two Mountains | |
| In office 1872–1875 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Baptiste Daoust |
| Succeeded by | Charles Auguste Maximilien Globensky |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Rigaud | |
| In office 1888–1898 | |
| Preceded by | Eustache Prud'homme |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Lanctôt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1832 Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada |
| Died | February 15, 1898 (aged 65) Saint-Jérôme, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
He was born in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada in 1832 and studied at the Collège Saint-Sulpice at Montreal, the Collège de l'Assomption and the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Prévost articled in law and was admitted to the bar in 1853. He practiced at Terrebonne, Sainte-Scholastique, Montreal and Saint-Jérôme. He was named Queen's Counsel in 1878. Prevost served several terms as mayor for Sainte-Scholastique and was also warden for Deux-Montagnes County. He was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Rigaud division in 1888. He died at Saint-Jérôme in 1898 and was buried at Terrebonne.
His son Jean was a member of the Quebec legislative assembly and served in the provincial cabinet. His older brother Gédéon-Mélasippe served in the legislative assembly of the Province of Canada.
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Two Mountains | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Wilfrid Prévost | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Two Mountains | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Wilfrid Prévost | 725 | ||||||
| Unknown | J. Watts | 670 | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
By-election: On election being declared void, 14 January 1875
| By-election on 26 February 1875 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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| Independent | Charles-Auguste-Maximilien Globensky | 939 | |||
| Liberal | Wilfrid Prévost | 810 | |||
External links
edit- Wilfrid Prévost – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.