David-Vital Landry was a doctor, farmer and political figure of Acadian

Acadian

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 descent in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada. He represented Kent County

Kent County, New Brunswick

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 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1908 to 1917 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Memramcook, New Brunswick

Memramcook, New Brunswick

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, the son of Vital J. Landry and Mathilde D. Cormier, and was educated at the College of Saint Joseph and the Université Laval

Université Laval

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. He taught school for a time before he received his degree in medicine. He set up practice in Memramcook and then Bouctouche

Bouctouche, New Brunswick

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. In 1896, Landry married Annie-Marie Michaud.

Political life

David-Vital Landry served on the municipal council for Wellington. Landry served on the province's Executive Council

Executive Council of New Brunswick

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 as Commissioner for Agriculture

Department of Agriculture (New Brunswick)

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, and then Provincial Secretary-Treasurer

Department of Finance (New Brunswick)

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 (Minister of Finance). Landry was defeated in 1917 and ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1920 and 1925.

In 1927, Dr. Landry was named health officer for the northern counties. He died two years later in Bathurst

Bathurst, New Brunswick

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 at the age of 63 and was buried in the St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Cemetery in Bouctouche.