Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier
Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Two Mountains | |
| In office 1896–1917 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Girouard |
| Succeeded by | The electoral district was abolished in 1914. |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Laval—Two Mountains | |
| In office 1917–1925 | |
| Preceded by | The electoral district was created in 1914. |
| Succeeded by | Liguori Lacombe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 26, 1868 St-Benoît, Quebec |
| Died | August 14, 1936 (aged 68) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier, KC (May 26, 1868 – August 14, 1936) was a Canadian politician.
Born in St-Benoît, Quebec, the son of J. B. Éthier and Julie Boyer, Éthier was educated at Montreal College. A lawyer, he was called to the Quebec Bar in 1895 and was created a King's Counsel in 1906. He was Deputy-prothonotary for the District of Terrebonne from 1888 to 1895 and was a Crown Prosecutor for that District in 1901. He was mayor of Ste. Scholastique, Quebec from 1899 to 1906. He was first elected to Canadian Parliament at the general elections of 1896 for the riding of Two Mountains winning by 17 votes. A Liberal, he was re-elected in every following election including the 1921 election. He did not run in 1925.
Electoral record[edit]
| 1896 Canadian federal election: Two Mountains | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | 1,227 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Girouard | 1,210 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Two Mountains | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | 1,455 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Girouard | 1,323 | ||||||
By-election: On election being declared void, 6 August 1902
| By-election on 24 February 1903 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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| Liberal | Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | 1,392 | |||
| Conservative | Benjamin Beauchamp | 1,268 | |||
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Two Mountains | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | 1,460 | ||||||
| Conservative | George N. Fauteux | 1,333 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Two Mountains | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | 1,427 | ||||||
| Conservative | Guillaume-André Fauteux | 1,335 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Two Mountains | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | acclaimed | ||||||
References[edit]
- Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
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