Adolphe-Philippe Caron
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Queen's Privy Council for Canada
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, KCMG (24 December 1843 – 20 April 1908) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is now best remembered as the Minister of Militia and Defence in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald
John A. Macdonald
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and his role during the North-West Rebellion
North-West Rebellion
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of 1885.
He was born in Quebec City
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in 1843, the son of René-Édouard Caron
René-Édouard Caron
René-Édouard Caron was a Canadian politician, judge, and the second Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.Born in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada, the son of Augustin Caron, a farmer, and Elizabeth Lessard, he studied at a Quebec seminary, the Petit Séminaire of Quebec, and studied law in André-Rémi...
, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
Petit Séminaire de Québec
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and McGill College
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. He was called to the bar in 1865 and entered practice with a law firm in Quebec City, later becoming a partner. A Conservative
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party member, Caron was elected six times to the Canadian House of Commons
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, first winning election in a by-election in 1873, where he won a seat as a Member of Parliament representing the electoral district
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of Quebec County. He defended this seat in 1874
Canadian federal election, 1874
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, 1878
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, 1880, 1882
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and 1887
Canadian federal election, 1887
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. In the 1891 election
Canadian federal election, 1891
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he was elected as the MP for Rimouski
Rimouski (electoral district)
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, and in 1896
Canadian federal election, 1896
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as the MP for Three Rivers and St. Maurice
Three Rivers and St. Maurice
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. From 1892–1896 he served as Postmaster General of Canada
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.
After Caron left politics in 1900, he returned to practicing law. He died at Montreal
Montreal
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in 1908 after having been ill for several months.