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He was born in [[Rimouski, Quebec]],<ref name="mhs"/> the son of Francois Parent and Adelaide Tremblay, and came to Manitoba with his family in 1876 by way of [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island]]. The family settled on a [[Dominion Lands Act|homestead]] in the [[Letellier, Manitoba|Letellier]] area. Parent was a farmer, grain dealer and financial agent. He also served on the board of the Manitoba Agricultural College.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=OgIYs3wkenMC&pg=PA91 |pages=91–95 |title=The Limits of Rural Capitalism: Family, Culture, and Markets in Montcalm, Manitoba, 1870-1940 |year=2001 |ISBN=0802083471 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |last=Sylvester |first=Kenneth Michael |accessdate=2012-12-10}}</ref> In 1894, he married Odille Henry.<ref name="mhs"/> |
He was born in [[Rimouski, Quebec]],<ref name="mhs"/> the son of Francois Parent and Adelaide Tremblay, and came to Manitoba with his family in 1876 by way of [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island]]. The family settled on a [[Dominion Lands Act|homestead]] in the [[Letellier, Manitoba|Letellier]] area. Parent was a farmer, grain dealer and financial agent. He also served on the board of the Manitoba Agricultural College.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=OgIYs3wkenMC&pg=PA91 |pages=91–95 |title=The Limits of Rural Capitalism: Family, Culture, and Markets in Montcalm, Manitoba, 1870-1940 |year=2001 |ISBN=0802083471 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |last=Sylvester |first=Kenneth Michael |accessdate=2012-12-10}}</ref> In 1894, he married Odille Henry.<ref name="mhs"/> |
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He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the [[Manitoba general election, 1914|provincial election of 1914]], defeating incumbent [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[Thomas B. Molloy|Thomas Molloy]]<ref name="members">{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.html#P0 |title=MLA Biographies - Deceased |work=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba}}</ref> by 262 votes in the constituency of [[Morris (Manitoba riding)|Morris]]. The Conservatives won a majority government in this election, and Parent served as a backbench supporter of [[Rodmond Roblin]]'s administration. |
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the [[Manitoba general election, 1914|provincial election of 1914]], defeating incumbent [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[Thomas B. Molloy|Thomas Molloy]]<ref name="members">{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.html#P0 |title=MLA Biographies - Deceased |work=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330155427/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.html |archivedate=2014-03-30 |df= }}</ref> by 262 votes in the constituency of [[Morris (Manitoba riding)|Morris]]. The Conservatives won a majority government in this election, and Parent served as a backbench supporter of [[Rodmond Roblin]]'s administration. |
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The Roblin government was forced to resign in 1915 amid a corruption scandal, and the Conservatives were badly defeated in the [[Manitoba general election, 1915|election of 1915]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/features/timelinks/reference/db0011.shtml |title=Legislature Scandal |work=TimeLinks |publisher=Manitoba Historical Society |accessdate=2012-11-29}}</ref> Parent was one of only five Conservatives elected, defeating Molloy<ref name="members"/> by fifty-seven votes. |
The Roblin government was forced to resign in 1915 amid a corruption scandal, and the Conservatives were badly defeated in the [[Manitoba general election, 1915|election of 1915]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/features/timelinks/reference/db0011.shtml |title=Legislature Scandal |work=TimeLinks |publisher=Manitoba Historical Society |accessdate=2012-11-29}}</ref> Parent was one of only five Conservatives elected, defeating Molloy<ref name="members"/> by fifty-seven votes. |
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Revision as of 08:20, 17 April 2017
Jacques Parent (September 1862 – February 6, 1918)[1] was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1917 as a member of the Conservative Party.
He was born in Rimouski, Quebec,[1] the son of Francois Parent and Adelaide Tremblay, and came to Manitoba with his family in 1876 by way of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The family settled on a homestead in the Letellier area. Parent was a farmer, grain dealer and financial agent. He also served on the board of the Manitoba Agricultural College.[2] In 1894, he married Odille Henry.[1]
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1914, defeating incumbent Liberal Thomas Molloy[3] by 262 votes in the constituency of Morris. The Conservatives won a majority government in this election, and Parent served as a backbench supporter of Rodmond Roblin's administration.
The Roblin government was forced to resign in 1915 amid a corruption scandal, and the Conservatives were badly defeated in the election of 1915.[4] Parent was one of only five Conservatives elected, defeating Molloy[3] by fifty-seven votes.
Parent died in office in Rochester, Minnesota in 1918.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Jacques Parent (1862-1918)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- ^ Sylvester, Kenneth Michael (2001). The Limits of Rural Capitalism: Family, Culture, and Markets in Montcalm, Manitoba, 1870-1940. University of Toronto Press. pp. 91–95. ISBN 0802083471. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- ^ a b "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Legislature Scandal". TimeLinks. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
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