Jean-Baptiste Thomas Caron, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Jean-Baptiste Thomas Caron
- Jean-Baptiste Thomas Caron (November 16, 1869 – August 7, 1944) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure in Ontario, Canada.
- He represented City of Ottawa in the House of Commons of Canada from 1907 to 1908 as a Liberal.He was born in Garneau, Quebec, the son of Magloire Caron and Honorine Déchêne, and was educated at the Collège Bourget, the Université Laval and Osgoode Hall.
- Caron practised law in Ottawa.
- He was Licence Commissioner of Ottawa from 1904 to 1905.
- Caron was elected to the House of Commons in a 1907 by-election held after Napoléon Belcourt was named to the Senate.
- He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in the Quebec riding of L'Islet in 1908.
- Caron served overseas as a captain in the Royal 22e RĂ©giment, also known as the "Van Doos".
- He served as judge for the Provisional Judicial District of Cochrane from 1923 to 1939.
- Caron died in Ottawa at the age of 74.
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