Joseph Ernest Cyr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Joseph Ernest Cyr
- Joseph Ernest Cyr (September 4, 1854 – April 12, 1929) was a Canadian politician.Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Michel Cyr and Mary-Louise Moquin, Cyr was educated at St.
- Laurent College near Montreal.
- He moved to St.
- Boniface, Manitoba in 1882 and was mayor in 1885.
- A notary, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in an 1883 by-election held following the death of Alexander Kittson.
- Cyr was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1888.
- He was an unsuccessful candidate for the federal riding of Provencher in 1887, then was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Provencher in 1904.
- In 1910, Cyr was named Superintendent of Dominion Public Works in Winnipeg.He married Adelaide Cesarine Senez in 1875.
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