Edmond Proulx

Edmond Proulx (May 21, 1875 – December 26, 1956) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Prescott in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1904 to 1921 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as an Independent Liberal from 1923 to 1929.

Edmond Proulx
Ontario MPP
In office 1923–1929
Preceded by	Gustave Évanturel
Succeeded by	Joseph St. Denis
Constituency	Prescott
Member of Parliament for Prescott
In office 1904–1921
Preceded by	Isidore Proulx
Succeeded by	Joseph Binette
Personal details
Born	(1875-05-21)May 21, 1875 Saint-Hermas, Quebec, Canada
Died	December 26, 1956(1956-12-26) (aged 81) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Renée Audette ​ (m. 1907)​
Education	St Michael's College, Toronto
Occupation	Lawyer

He was born in Saint-Hermas, Quebec in 1875, the son of Isidore Proulx and Philomène Lalande,^[1] and grew up in Plantagenet, Ontario. Proulx studied at the Collège Bourget in Rigaud, Quebec, the University of Ottawa, St. Michael's College, Toronto and Osgoode Hall. He articled in Ottawa and Toronto, was called to the bar and set up practice in L'Orignal in 1904. He was elected to the House of Commons in the general election later that year after the death of his father. In 1907, he married Renée Audette. Proulx ran unsuccessfully for the Prescott seat as an Independent Liberal in 1921 but was elected to the provincial assembly two years later, defeating Gustave Évanturel, the official Liberal candidate. In 1929, he was named a judge for Sudbury district.

Proulx retired from the bench in 1950. He died in Sudbury at the age of 81.^[1]

Electoral record

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmond Proulx	2,388
	Conservative	L. Charbonneau	1,323

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmond Proulx	2,527
	Independent	Eugène-Grégoire Quesnel	1,070

v t e 1911 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmond Proulx	2,532
	Nationalist Conservative	Eugène-Grégoire Quesnel	1,220

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Edmond Proulx	3,743
	Government (Unionist)	Andrew Richard Metcalfe	1,439

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election: Prescott
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive	Joseph Binette	3,661
	Independent Liberal	Edmond Proulx	2,764
	Liberal	Amédée Sabourin	2,359