Lawrence Alexander Wilson

The Hon.
Lawrence Alexander Wilson
The Hon. Lawrence Alexander Wilson
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Vaudreuil—Soulanges
	In office; 1925–1929
Preceded by	Joseph-Rodolphe Ouimet
Succeeded by	Joseph Thauvette
Senator for Rigaud, Quebec
	In office; 1930–1934
Appointed by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Gustave Benjamin Boyer
Succeeded by	Arthur Sauvé
Personal details
Born	June 14, 1863; Montreal, Canada East
Died	March 3, 1934 (aged 70)
Political party	Liberal

Lawrence Alexander Wilson (June 14, 1863 – March 3, 1934) was a Quebec business, philanthropic and political figure. He was prominent in the Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec and the Soulanges region.

The Wilson family came from Aberdeen, Scotland and settled in Lower Canada in the nineteenth century. Lawrence Alexander Wilson was born in Montreal, Lower Canada. From 1889 to 1921 he built up a business as a wholesale wine and liquor merchant.^[1]

In 1906, he founded the Quebec Land Company, a property development firm.^[2]

He entered politics in the 1920s and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1925 federal election as the Liberal MP for Vaudreuil—Soulanges and was re-elected in 1926 federal election. Wilson resigned his seat in February 1929 intending to retire from politics but was persuaded to run in the by-election to succeed himself and was returned to the House of Commons in July 1929.

Wilson was appointed to the Senate of Canada by William Lyon Mackenzie King in June 1930 and died in office four years later.

In 1923, Wilson donated part of his property to the town of Coteau-du-Lac for the creation of a park and $5,000 to construct a pavilion which was named after him.^[1]

Wilson's brother-in-law was Quebec legislator Maurice Perrault.^[3]

Canadian federal by-election, 29 July 1929
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
On Mr. Wilson's resignation, 1 February 1929
	Liberal	Lawrence Alexander Wilson	4,409	68.03	-6.44
	Independent Liberal	Roland-Gilles Mousseau	1,766	27.25
	Independent Liberal	Émile Gagné	306	4.72
Total valid votes			6,481	100.00

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lawrence Alexander Wilson	5,391	74.47	-2.23
	Conservative	Eugène Leroux	1,848	25.53	+2.23
Total valid votes			7,239	100.00

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lawrence Alexander Wilson	5,554	76.70	+13.17
	Conservative	Eugène Leroux	1,687	23.30
Total valid votes			7,241	100.00

Note: Change in popular vote is calculated from popular vote in the 1921 general election.

References

^ ^a ^b http://monteregieweb.com/Mon_Salaberry/main+fr+01_300+Pour_tout_savoir_sur_l_histoire_des_Wilson.html?ArticleID=587983&JournalID=12^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Lawrence Alexander Wilson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
^ "National Assembly biography of Maurice Perrault". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.

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[2] "Lawrence Alexander Wilson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.

[3] "National Assembly biography of Maurice Perrault". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.

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