Joseph-Edmond Robert, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph-Edmond Robert

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1864

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1949

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Joseph-Edmond Robert (November 16, 1864 – February 26, 1949) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec.
He represented Rouville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1908 to 1922 as a Liberal member. He was born in Marieville, Canada East, the son of Victor Robert and Euphrasie Désautels.
He was educated at the Collège Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir in Marieville.
Robert was co-registrar for Rouville County and a director of the Colonization Society for Saint-Jean County.
In 1886, he married Marie-Rose Martel.
He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in a 1908 by-election held after Alfred Girard was named a judge.
Robert resigned his seat in 1922 after being named colonization and immigration agent for Quebec.
He later ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1935.
He died in Magog at the age of 84 and was buried in Marieville.