Joseph Adélard Descarries, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
About Joseph Adélard Descarries
- Joseph Adélard Descarries, KC (November 7, 1853 – July 25, 1927) was a French Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Saint-Timothée, Canada East, and educated at McGill University and Université Laval.
- He studied law with Alexandre Lacoste, was called to the Quebec Bar in 1879 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1903. From 1897 to 1906, he was mayor of Lachine, Quebec.
- In 1882, 1883, and 1884, he ran unsuccessfully for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
- He was elected as a Conservative candidate in 1892 in the riding of Jacques-Cartier.
- He resigned in 1895 and was defeated in 1895 by-election in the federal riding of Jacques Cartier.
- He was elected in a 1915 by-election as the Conservative candidate and did not run for reelection in 1917.
- He ran unsuccessfully as an Independent candidate in the 1921 federal election. In 1881, he married Célina-Elmire Le Pailleur.
- Descarries died in Lachine at the age of 73.
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